Write To Mean — The Disgruntled Dad Blog by Chase Reeves

How To Summon Unicorns, The Manly Way

September 29, 2009

Intuition is a funny thing. It’s a hunch, a feeling that you know how something is going to turn out. I’ve always been intuitive to some degree. For instance, I knew when I met my wife that she was WAY into me. That was an intuition, and it was spot on (maybe one day you’ll [...]

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Labor Dad: How Form Ribbin’ Saved My Child, Ruined Marriage

September 1, 2009

It’s been 7 weeks since our son popped out in all his splendor, and I have learned a good deal through the process. I’d like to try to share some of these learnings with you, so there’s a new category here all about what it means to be a good dad in pre-/post-labor, and [...]

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This REALLY Could Be It… C’Mon Aiden!

July 11, 2009

Go To: Updates or Pictures
Ok, this really looks like it. Mellisa woke up this morning exceptionally moany. (I can recognize the moans before they happen now). All the signs are there:

Contractions at less than 5 min apart for the past hour or two
More stuff that’s gross
Exceptional moaniness

I’ll be updating this post as the action happens. [...]

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This Could Be It… moan Aiden?

July 7, 2009

Ok, so I was waiting for a meeting at the coffee shop when my wifee called me: “we’re going to the hospital.” Oh, ok.
Yesterday she had some really bad back pains, but they subsided and she was able to get some sleep. But this morning she awoke early to the same pains. Seriously painful pains. [...]

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On Being Cliché & What's Next

June 23, 2009

For the past year I have been working as a strategist at an interactive agency called Copious [web site]. Copious is a great little agency with good people who do excellent work. Getting hired there was random, and though the word embarrasses me, serendipitous, and since then it has been a great experience.

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On Looking So Good & The Father Burden

June 11, 2009

Recently I learned just how unprepared I am to be a father. Apple had WWDC this week, their big developer’s convention where they released some awesome stuff. There is a lot that I’m fired up about, but one thing stuck out to me today: Zipcar’s presentation of their new iPhone app.

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Serendib, or Why I'm So Kickass At Rock Skipping

May 19, 2009

One of the things I’m most grateful for in life is when I hear a story that makes me discover something about myself. Seriously, I am deeply grateful for this because sometimes you’ve got no vantage point on what’s going on in life – or on what’s been going on for a long time. It [...]

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Song: Mistress W.

May 12, 2009

I have been known from time to time to create a song or two. This one is a little ditty I one day felt incredibly inspired to write. It’s kinda funny, you may just enjoy it.

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San Francisco, Baby Gear, & Swine Flu

May 5, 2009

I crashed Mellisa’s baby shower in San Francisco to party with my buddy @Aaron_Eddy at a Josh Ritter show. That’s the short story. Here are the facts:

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The Ambivalence of 'Father-To-Be'

April 11, 2009

For about 7 days now there’s been three huge boxes in our living room — the crib, dresser and other baby furnitures from the grandparents. Now, I would never have allowed these things to come into my house if I understood the dramatic effects they would have on my wife.
Since their arrival, I haven’t had [...]

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