Geoff Blough joins Alex again to talk about the birth of his daughter, Hope. Geoff has been on quite a journey. From being a stepdad, dealing with infertility, suffering a miscarriage, and now welcoming his daughter, Hope, into the world.
Jon Jagger joins Alex to talk about his surprising news: he’s going to be a dad! Jon is well known on the Internet for his love of video games. But he takes time to share a lesser-known side of him. That of a stepfather who has faced a lot of challenge in 2020 and a soon-to-be dad. All that considered, there is still a lot to look forward to for Jon and his new family.
Alex speaks to Michael Miller, a listener of The Dad Chronicle, who reached out to Alex asking to share his story on the show. Michael lost his first wife early in his life and left him with 2 very young children. He talks about how he was able to cope with this tremendous loss and meet his 2nd wife and merge their families. He also talks about his own father disappearing when Michael was younger and how he was able to reconnect and forgive his father many years later.
Alex speaks with fellow podcaster, Travis Crawford, better known as TVsTravis, about his experience as a stepfather and co-parent. His situation is quite a unique one, in which he shares how important consistency and communication is to co-parenting.
Alex welcomes Geoff Blough back to the show to share some exciting news. Geoff and Holly are pregnant! But it wasn’t an easy road for them. Geoff shares how he and Holly overcame some tremendous hurdles to get to where they are today.
Alex is back with an old friend of his, Geoff Blough, who shares what it was like to go from bachelor to getting married and having 2 stepsons. He and Alex talk about some of the struggles of that dynamic and how, at the end of the day, it’s all worth it.
Alex has a very old friend of his, Joe Glorioso, on the show to talk about his experience with fatherhood. Joe’s story is a really interesting one, and his focus on the important things in life has always been an inspiration to Alex. Join in to listen to conversations around martial arts, work life balance, strange work environments, and the importance of family.
Alex’s friend and fellow gamer, Don, joins the show to share his unique perspective and experience with fatherhood. He also shares the impact that a popular video game had on his journey to meeting his wife and step-daughter.
Alex welcomes his friend, Tim, back to give the latest news on his stepson, Willy, and share the exciting news that he and his fiance are engaged. They talk geek culture, the impact this marriage will have on his fiance’s son, and his methods of holding video games hostage to see positive results in schoolwork.