Return of the Living Dad

A blog about parenting, life, and all the shit in between.

I'm a Dad. Yes, it's like a zombie movie.

A parent blog for people who spend 50% of their time sick, 20% handling tantrums, 15% buying groceries, 10% cleaning, 4% doing laundry, and 1% sleeping.

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Parenting

Not your usual parenting stuff

Everything you thought you wanted to know about being a parent and kids that is NOTHING like it really is or what the world or other parents at daycare/school tell you.

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Sun Mar 10

Coloring Outside the Lines

I tell every kid, every parent I see now, that I'm a scribbler. And that I color outside the lines. More than tell them, I just do it. I make a show...

By: Andrew Mason
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Fri Sep 20

Educational TV Shows for Kids

TV has become a staple in our house. It's obviously a challenging parenting tool and it's a crutch we are currently battling to revamp. That said,...

By: Andrew Mason
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Sun Mar 10

Fatigue

Imagine starting your day to screaming. And crying. Intense screaming and crying. At 1:30am. That lasts two and a half hours. And also at 5am (and at...

By: Andrew Mason
About ROTLD

About ROTLD

I have two beautiful, unique, creative, amazing, difficult, defiant, persistent, determined, and funny boys. I am thankful for them every day. I am also destroyed by them every day.

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News

Cool things going on

There's a lot happening, a lot changing, and a lot to sift through in the world of parenting and keeping your sanity. From food to behaviour, health, activites, and school it's nearly impossible to be on top of most-to-any of it.

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Wed Mar 13

Fairmont New Orleans

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced that it will open a new luxury hotel in New Orleans two decades after the original Fairmont New Orleans closed following Hurricane Katrina.

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Wed Mar 13

Four Seasons Cabo San Lucas

Officially opening on May 1, 2024, Four Seasons Cabo San Lucas at Cabo del Sol will be a welcome addition to the already established luxury hotels in the area.

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Tue Mar 12

Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol

The Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol is set to start welcoming guests in early 2025. Once open, it will join a number of neighbouring luxury properties on the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
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Fri Mar 15

Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Cacique

The Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Cacique is scheduled to open its doors to guests in November 2024, adding an exciting new location to the brand’s 30+ luxury properties worldwide.
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About ROTLD

How it all began

It all started as a way to process the insanity happening in my life. It morphed into a way to remember the insanity happening in my life. It morphed further into a way to laugh (like in a just to keep from crying kind of way) at the insanity happening in my life. Then it grew into this.