top of page
Untitled

Descent into Dadness

Fumbling through fatherhood since 2014.

I'm David: DIY junkie, unapologetic nerd, Appalachian native, dad of three, and author of this here blog.

​​

Parenting, much like following Jesus, is a pursuit of purpose greater than ourselves.


Every day is an adventure.

Home: Welcome

Exposed

Oh, you? I know you. You were the independent one, the one they didn’t worry about. You were shaped by the world to comfort others in...

Dear Daughter

You won't remember this - your chest slowly rising, cresting, falling. As some of your first heartbeats tap gently on my forearm, I...

What to Expect When Ya'll are Expecting

Growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, it was understood (at least in my family) that all new parents undergo a cultural rite of...

Messiness

This morning, I stepped on not one, not two, but three different LEGO blocks scattered across the living room. "Death by a thousand cuts"...

Shake the Jar

If you'd told 16-year-old me, in the midst of an uphill battle with hormones and teen-angst, that I would eventually become my father, I...

Sacred

"We need to talk." Molly has delivered this line many times, each instance dripping with that trademark tension and ambiguity women have...

Buy the Cookie

The boys were awful today. I'm talking DEFCON 1, psychological warfare, existential crisis awful. "Siri, call DCS to come take these...

Home: Blog2

Subscribe Form

Thanks for submitting!

Home: Subscribe
Home: Contact

Subscribe Form

Thanks for submitting!

  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook

©2021 by Descent into Dadness. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page