Convention Planning … And a Request for Help
Posted on 08. Sep, 2006 by rebel in General
If you haven’t yet blocked off Veteran’s Day weekend for the 11th annual At-Home Dad Convention, you’d best get on the stick. It’ll be in Kansas City, and discounted registration is available through October 1.
If you can’t wait to start talking about it, there’s a convention forum now open on the convention site, so you can light up that board with your roommate requests, questions, etc. etc.
But … I won’t be attending this year. Dayv Glusing, who is leading the dedicated guys pulling the thing together, really wants a session on blogging, and he had tentatively penciled me in. I know that I have some tech-savvy at-home dads, so if you’re interested in leading that session, drop Dayv a line.
MotherPie
10. Sep, 2006
You know you should have a list of moms who support you, too!
Love your writings in WaPo. Good job.
Phil
12. Sep, 2006
RD,
We’ll miss you this year! If others are interested, Southwest Airlines are offering some great fares into KC over their internet site. Hope to see some new people there this year.
Philip
18. Sep, 2006
Can anyone who has attented in recent years give a rundown of what to expect from such an event?
I’ve only ever met one other sahd in seven years, so I’m not sure what I’d do when faced with a roomfull.
dayv
18. Sep, 2006
What to do with a roomful? Ask questions, listen, make friends. I went to my first before my son was born. We knew I was going to be an at-home dad, and I wanted to see what I was getting into. The sessions were very informative and I got a lot of great ideas and information. But I got the most out of being able to ask over 100 guys different questions about how they did things, and was able to piece together my own methods out of what they offered. I was also able to get a great support net. If something happened, I was able to call up on of the guys and ask “did your kid ever do this?”
Most importantly, I made a boatload of new friends. Guys who understood what I was getting into. They didn’t judge me because I was staying home while the wife worked, they didn’t think I was being lazy because I was at home with the kids, they knew how hard the job was and they understood.
Each year I can’t wait for the convention to arrive. This year will be my 4th. It’s my re-charge for the next year’s work. It’s the one weekend where I am truily off work, where I can let loose and have a good time, and know that my son is being well taken care of by family at home, and I can “turn off work” for a few hours, relax, and get ready for the next year’s work.