Well, hello. It's nice that you've been thinking of us. Yes. We know...we've been thinking of you too. What have we been doing? That's hard to say...when's the last time we talked? Yeah. I can't remember either. But it's ok. You are the kind of friends we can just start chatting with again like no time has gone by. 

Oh...we also decided to talk about smart phone education for you kids and when should you start it. Specifically, if you don't have a landline, make sure your kids know how to use a smart phone to call someone. 

Here are the articles we referenced:

Toddler uses FaceTime to save Dad

Kid calls 911 for Grandma

Hey Disaster Dad family! 

This summer is full of travel (work and family), so we are having a haphazard recording schedule with the Dads. We appreciate your patience and hope you stick with us. 

This week we had plans to discuss the importance of alternate plans, but then Disaster Joe went on a rant about appliances. Luckily, he highlighted the need to have alternate plans for appliance shopping as well. 

Make sure to give the #SummerOfDad a go and let us know what's going on. 

The Disaster Dads are here to chat about the summer activities of their youth. And the woes of Refrigerator Joe. 

Hello Disaster Dad Nation! We missed you and I'm sure you missed us. The Dads have been galavanting from one kid party to another. Also, Disaster Erik didn't plan well and took all the recording equipment with him. So we are ramping back into the podcasting you know and love. That said, enjoy our rants and rattles and we look forward to catching back up with you! 

You read that right! This week, the Dads had the great privilege to chat with two of Arlington County Fire Department's amazing Officers; Captain Sarah and Lieutenant Cheryl. We heard about Camp Heat, a great summer camp that the ACFD puts on for girls ages 15-18 and with 7 daughters in the Disaster Dad family, we wanted to chat about it. I mean, how couldn't we....a free summer camp that involves fire? A no brainer. 

We really appreciated the time that Sarah and Cheryl took out of their evening to discuss the camp and that they put up with our shenanigans. If your household has a young girl that may be interested in the fire service....you can't go wrong with a fun summer camp. 

Notes from the chat

Camp Heat: https://fire.arlingtonva.us/girls-fire-camp/

ACFD: https://fire.arlingtonva.us/

This episode, the Dads were thrilled, and honored, to chat with Sarah from the Vienna Chapter of Moms Demand Action. Sarah is an instructor for the Be SMART program and she shared the history of the program, who the target audience is (spoiler alert: It's for everyone!), and how you can get involved if you want to. Whether you grew up around guns or have never handled a firearm, the Be SMART program is a great way to prime a conversation about gun safety.  Also, they have Melissa Joan Hart as a spokesperson...what more do you need to get involved!?!

First: If you haven't gotten a flu shot...GET ONE! 

Second: Disaster Dan was awesomer than usual and had the brilliant that we should ask a smart person about the flu and how it impacts our kids (and the rest of us). So, we got to chat with Dr. Crystal Sparling, MD, MPH, FAAP. She's a pediatrician at Scissortail Pediatrics in Blanchard, OK. She's awesome and was very patient with the questions that Disaster Joe had. Listen to the episode, ask your pediatrician questions, and GET YOUR FLU SHOT. 

Notes from the chat

Scissortail Pediatrics

CDC Flu

The Dads get together to check-in on how Kindergarten is going and what sage words of advice can be shared. That predictably devolved into a well reasoned argument against random snow(less) day's for schools. Enjoy!

The Dads have a candid discussion about cars and the safety features you can find on them. Some Dads are happy about the tech, others are not. *Spoiler Alert for every episode: Disaster Rob has issues with anything new*

The Dads are back and happy to have survived the holiday spirit that enveloped and consumed our little ones. Only 343 days until Xmas. (sorry...I'm sooo sorry)

Listen to us chat about our time off and the little ballistic missile issue in Hawaii. Enjoy! 

This episode, the Dads review the second greatest Christmas movie on the market and look at it from the perspective of insurance and what Clark's bonus check really would have gone to. We were happy to welcome Disaster Joe back and appreciated his input. We also issue the #BlessingChallenge and we'd love to hear your stories and how your blessing went over. 

Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goon

The Before

The After