Category Archive

Families

Our sister site Offbeat Mama launched in 2009, became Offbeat Families in 2012, and was merged into Offbeat Home & Life in 2015. This archive contains all the posts ever published on those sites! We believe that while children change your life forever, being around kids doesn’t necessitate abandoning your identity. We believe in supporting and inspiring parents and caregivers who are moving beyond mainstream visions of parenting. We welcome anyone who’s interested in families, whether you’re pre-parental, in the process of becoming a parent, or choosing to live childfree.

Behold: the Ninja Mom

My wife is a master of the breast pump, has advanced training in diapering and has perfected the swaddle sleeper hold.

Family network makes deployed parenting possible

I believe, wholeheartedly, that the moment I gave birth, my purpose in life shifted toward a new center of gravity: namely, my daughter.

The adventure of parenthood

Friends, boyfriend girlfriend, and marriage–the adventure carries on and on, for a lifetime.

Coming out of the infertility closet

I struggled with infertility for five years before conceiving my son … and a big part of the challenge was the fact that it was a secret. Maybe it’s time to tell my story. You should know, this is a long, long story.

My dirty little secret

I like sex. I liked it before my daughter was born, and I like it even more now that I’m a mom.

Confessions and learning to stop the judgement

I got the look. You other parents will know what I mean. The bad parent look. The why-weren’t-you-watching-your-child-more-closely-and-see-now-look-he-got-hurt-look. That is indeed what happened. We were at the food court, late for an appointment, stuffing ourselves with inappropriate-and-unhealthy-for-children-fast-food, when our son, who was, unbeknownst to us, dangling perilously on top of a food court table, took […]

A day at the snircus!

I taught preschool for 5 years, and this activity is a real winner with all kids. It’s easy to do and couldn’t get any cheaper. And there are all kinds of cool nature questions and physics questions that pop up for teaching opportunities. So what is it? It’s called a SNIRCUS. Yeah, Snails + Circus= […]

Music store DILF rocks the cradle

Holy crap do our DILFs rock. We’ve featured a few musically inclined DILFs since we began this feature but this week’s hot papa has a new spin on the prominent daddy passion. Thanks to Kayleigh for sending us this snap of her fiance, Sean and their four month old girl, Audrey. She tells us “Sean […]