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ken has been a member since May 8th 2010, and has created 140 posts from scratch.

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former police officer and current stay at home dad and home business entrepreneur

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The Financial Benefits of a Stay-at-Home Parent

published Monday, May 13th, 2013 at 9:34 pm by
Losing a source of income stings, but it may not hurt your finances as much as you think By Daniel Bortz Before Lance Somerfeld's son was born in July 2008, he was working as a sixth-grade teacher at a high-need public school in the Bronx, earning a salary of roughly $45,000. He left his career to be a stay-at-home dad, wanting to be involved in his boy's early milestones—milestones Somerfeld's own father missed while he worked a full-time job throughout Somerfeld's childhood. The decision to become a stay-at-home dad also made sense financially. "For a quality day care or a nanny, ...Read more [.....]
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Facebook Post From Sister Mary

published Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 at 5:17 am by
Had to share this--written by my sister Mary! So nice!!! Mary Manzo Cypser I'm back with my Dr Phil advice to thank your in laws. As I said before I am the odd ball of the bunch. To my sister- in -law Melissa. Thank you for encouraging my brother Ken, giving him that extra nudge to find us. I wish that it had come sooner, realizing all that we missed. You are an awesome wife and mother to Emma, you realize that in this day and age along with working Dads/Ken, mothers must also provide food, clothing and shelter for their children. Though it may seem painful to be separated from Emma, take ...Read more [.....]
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Daddy, I puked… A Stay at Home Dad’s Bad Dream

published Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at 3:30 pm by
The other night, while Melissa was out of town for work, Emma came in our room at 1am and woke me up saying, "Daddy I puked in my bed." Well, I made sure that we changed her pajamas and cleaned her face etc. and got her comfy in my bed. I got the blankets off her bed and got a big bowl in our room just in case she has more-the stomach flu going around is pretty nasty. It wasn't long and she said she was going to be sick again. I brought her in the bathroom but she didn't want to go by the toilet. She stood by the sink a while then I had her sit on my lap while I rubbed her back. She got sick ...Read more [.....]
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Watching Emma Have Fun!

published Sunday, February 10th, 2013 at 4:07 pm by
Last night we went to a birthday party for Emma's cousin Anthony's 1st birthday. It was a fun time at a place called KidsTown. The place is essentially an indoor playground that also has a bunch of themed rooms with toys all over the place and seating areas for grownups. We had the place to ourselves which is nice too. Of course the grownups all congregated in the area designated for food while the kids went off and ran around and played. It was great to be able to socialize without being interrupted all the time and it was nice to relax. Definitely a great place to have a kids party. Emma loves ...Read more [.....]
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This Stay At Home Dad Needs to Get Going!

published Thursday, November 1st, 2012 at 8:12 pm by
For the last year or so I have taken my eye off the ball of what is really important. It is a very subtle thing, the ability to take attention off what is truly important even when you think that you are not doing so. There are numerous factors that have made this happen and I blame only myself. Melissa and I have made some questionable decisions over the years but things have been very good for us--at least everyone around us would think so. I have always said that time flies, even when I was a young 19 year old I often looked back and thought "Where did the time go?" This feeling is always ...Read more [.....]
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