The Confused Father

Father Christian Husband Engineer Adventurer

My wife and I have a small hobby farm (she calls it a mini farm, I call it a hobby farm) just outside Salina Kansas. We love the small town/country lifestyle and are very excited to raise our children to work hard and love animals like the two of us do!

The world is a confusing place, especially with small children in tow. Come along with me and we can try to figure it out together.

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What You Should Learn From Your Girlfriend

TheConfused Father

Mar 2
3 min

What You Should Learn From Your Girlfriend

Nine weeks after Erin and I started dating, I was driving her to the emergency room in Kansas City during what would be the first of many...

When Understanding Isn't Enough

TheConfused Father

Feb 22
3 min

When Understanding Isn't Enough

Two weeks ago I wrote about the things I had learned living in a trailer house the last five years. Among the things listed was taking...

What Constitutes a Good Investment

TheConfused Father

Feb 14
4 min

What Constitutes a Good Investment

I have always enjoyed investment as a topic of conversation. People's views on the topic are so vast and it amazes me that even among...

What I have Learned Living in a Trailer House

TheConfused Father

Feb 8
3 min

What I have Learned Living in a Trailer House

December 1 2020 marked the 5 year anniversary of Erin and I moving into the country. I was still in college at the time but was commuting...

The Perfect Church Snack

TheConfused Father

Feb 1
2 min

The Perfect Church Snack

So as a parent going anywhere with your kids is always an adventure. Attempting to guess what you need to bring is a complex logistics...

What is in your Walls?

TheConfused Father

Jan 25
2 min

What is in your Walls?

Most of us spend most of our lives indoors. Working, eating, and sleeping are all activities that most people predominantly do inside....

How Much to Cook

TheConfused Father

Jan 17
2 min

How Much to Cook

So the boys started eating solid foods when Simon was around 4 months old. Before they were a year old we were to the point we were...

How Important is your Phone

TheConfused Father

Jan 10
3 min

How Important is your Phone

How important is your phone to you? I tried to not allow mine to be a focal point in my life but know that I spend more time on it than I...

How to Ring in a New Year

TheConfused Father

Jan 3
3 min

How to Ring in a New Year

Yesterday marked the beginning of a new year and with a new year comes New Year's resolutions. At least for some people. Not for Erin or...

The Day after Christmas

TheConfused Father

Dec 27, 2020
2 min

The Day after Christmas

Twas the day after Christmas, our house was a mess, A literal disaster, if I truly confess. No cleaning had happened the whole day...

How Did I Get Here

TheConfused Father

Dec 20, 2020
4 min

How Did I Get Here

When one finds themselves in an unexpected place in life they often look back and wonder "How did I get here."

What Else am I Forgetting?

TheConfused Father

Dec 13, 2020
3 min

What Else am I Forgetting?

As I was falling asleep last night I was overcome with this feeling like there was something that I was supposed to do that I was...

What is it Really Worth?

TheConfused Father

Dec 6, 2020
3 min

What is it Really Worth?

There are very few things I enjoy more than a good board game. In fact, the only two things I can think of that I like more than board...

How I deal with Stress

TheConfused Father

Nov 29, 2020
4 min

How I deal with Stress

The other day someone asked me how I am dealing with the stress of my upcoming PE (Professional Engineering) exam. I honestly could not...

What are the Odds?

TheConfused Father

Nov 22, 2020
3 min

What are the Odds?

Joint probability is the mathematical method of calculating the odds of multiple events simultaneously. A common example is if two...

Why Do We Wake Up Early

TheConfused Father

Nov 15, 2020
2 min

Why Do We Wake Up Early

Almost every day for the last two weeks our daughter has been waking up early. After she wakes up she picks an outfit, gets herself...

Why We Hand Make Noodles

TheConfused Father

Nov 8, 2020
2 min

Why We Hand Make Noodles

Pasta is a staple of every budgeting person's diet. Spaghetti noodles and a jar of sauce is cheap, box mac and cheese is even cheaper,...

How We Measure Time

TheConfused Father

Nov 2, 2020
2 min

How We Measure Time

Time is not a new concept at all and throughout history, a variety of methods have been used to measure time. From the cycles of the moon...

Why Does it Hurt to Grow

TheConfused Father

Oct 25, 2020
3 min

Why Does it Hurt to Grow

A tree spends its entire life in the same location but never stops changing.

Why We Didn't Hire A General Contractor

TheConfused Father

Oct 18, 2020
4 min

Why We Didn't Hire A General Contractor

To save money. That is really it. The end. Talk to you next week. But that doesn’t make for a very interesting story now does it? Also,...

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