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Dad Matters Flies the Frantic Skies

 Focus on the Family’s blog for fathers, Dad Matters, has a great mix of content written by some of the dads on our staff. Some of the posts, like the one on staying involved during the school year, are full of practical insight. Others, like the post on presuming the best, offer life wisdom with real-life examples.

Then there’s Patrick, who specializes in writing humorous pieces inspired by his daily adventures in fatherhood. His latest post, “Flying the Frantic Skies,” is sure to make you laugh:

Notice anything about those airline ads on TV? You know, the ones where peaceful, relaxed passengers bathed in golden sunlight close their eyes and blissfully smile? THERE ARE NO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON THOSE PLANES.

Forget mud runs, going four-wheelin’ or a day at the machine gun range. Nothing tests your grit as a man like flying with small children.

In reality, lots of families fly. You’ll find them crammed in the back of the plane amidst piles of diaper bags, backpacks emblazoned with cartoon characters, extra carry-ons and hand sanitizer. Forget pushing your seat back and nodding off. Typically, the flight is as peaceful as an afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese.

But—this is an opportunity!

My wife and I recently boarded a plane with our four year and 11 month old sons. Before our bottoms actually touched down, the seat pockets were packed with milk bottles, baby wipes, disfigured peanut butter sandwiches and toys. It was time to “Man Up.”

Read the rest of Patrick’s piece over at Dad Matters. You can follow them on Twitter at @DadMattersBlog or on Facebook.

Hope you enjoy the laughs!

 

 

 

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Topics: Family and Home Tags: humor August 8, 2013 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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