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Oliver Buchannon
Lance P

Dad of two girls 20 months apart. Former standup comic.

Reflections

The Long Tail of Being Useful

Apr 30, 2026

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8 min read

The Long Tail of Being Useful

On not knowing the role you're meant to play.

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

Boomer Dads vs. Millennial Dads

Apr 24, 2026

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3 min read

Boomer Dads vs. Millennial Dads

How do millennials compare?

Lance P
Lance P

Book Club

7 Takeaways from "The Anxious Generation"

Apr 14, 2026

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11 min read

7 Takeaways from "The Anxious Generation"

What the phone-based life is doing to us.

Lance P
Lance P

Ideas

The Dad Method of Assembling Furniture

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

The Dad Method of Assembling Furniture

When it comes to doing even the smallest home improvement tasks, they may or may not ever happen.

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

The 10 Dads You'll Meet at the Park

Apr 1, 2026

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7 min read

The 10 Dads You'll Meet at the Park

The moderate national nightmare of being trapped inside is over

Lance P
Lance P

Family Meeting

Family Meeting: March 2026

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Family Meeting: March 2026

Updates, recommendations, and life upgrades

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

The 7 Stages of Getting a Toddler Out the Door

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

The 7 Stages of Getting a Toddler Out the Door

The ultimate test of mental fortitude.

Lance P
Lance P

Ideas

What Happens to Our Kids When We Remove All Friction?

Mar 12, 2026

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9 min read

What Happens to Our Kids When We Remove All Friction?

The uphill battle we're all fighting.

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

Eating Out Before Kids vs. Eating Out With Them

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

Eating Out Before Kids vs. Eating Out With Them

The shaded part of the venn diagram is...tiny.

Lance P
Lance P

Dad Jokes

4 Dad Jokes

Feb 27, 2026

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5 min read

4 Dad Jokes

Dads in public, Alex Honnold's next challenge, and more

Lance P
Lance P

Day-to-day parenting

Plowing Through Rough Days

Feb 23, 2026

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4 min read

Plowing Through Rough Days

Snowstorms, and the never-ending chaos

Lance P
Lance P

Ideas

The Fine Line Between Me Time and Escaping

Feb 18, 2026

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6 min read

The Fine Line Between Me Time and Escaping

Recharging vs. avoiding responsibility

Lance P
Lance P

Day-to-day parenting

A Day in the Life of a Stay at Home Dad

Feb 11, 2026

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16 min read

A Day in the Life of a Stay at Home Dad

A peek behind the applesauce-stained curtain

Lance P
Lance P

Ideas

What Jerry Seinfeld (Unintentionally) Taught Me About Parenting

Feb 3, 2026

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7 min read

What Jerry Seinfeld (Unintentionally) Taught Me About Parenting

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

The 10 Types of Millennial Dads

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

The 10 Types of Millennial Dads

Have you encountered any of these in the wild?

Lance P
Lance P

Big Ideas

How I Became a Stay at Home Dad

Jan 13, 2026

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21 min read

How I Became a Stay at Home Dad

The idea of a father as a “provider” had been so stamped into me that I had lost sight of what I should even be providing.

Lance P
Lance P

Dispatches from the Wild

4 Random Skills I've Developed As a New Parent

Jan 13, 2026

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6 min read

4 Random Skills I've Developed As a New Parent

Some are incredibly useful, others downright bizarre.

Lance P
Lance P

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