Hello, my name is Craig. Welcome to “The Hipster Dad”.

Monday, April 4, 2011


For the past twenty minutes I have been looking at other blog’s “first posts” to try and find some inspiration for writing this damn thing. After looking at 10 or 15 I have decided, I’m just gonna wing it. My name is Craig and I am a Dad. 19 months ago my first daughter, Sierra, was born at the Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston and it was the biggest life-changer since discovering the blue album by Weezer when I was 8.

I am 24, going on 25, and living in Boston with Lauren (my baby-mama) and the cutest little toddler you have ever seen. I am a graphic designer who runs his own business but also have a degree in art education (but good luck finding a job teaching these days). Our apartment is littered with books, records and toys. We are vegan, big supporters of breastfeeding and don’t let Sierra watch TV. Yes, I’m one of those parents!
I started this blog with my BDF (best dad friend) Michael because we think being Dads rules and are sick of the bad rap dads get. Oh yeah and we wanted an outlet to show off our insanely awesome spawn. One thing you realize about parenting is it’s a women’s world out there. With this blog, and our hands on parenting, we hope to break down the stereotype / stigma around Dads’ roles. Hope you enjoy the blog!
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” - Sigmond Freud

4 comments:

  1. How lucky is Sierra to have a dad who loves her so much? The luckiest.

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  2. Great to find some other cool dads in the blog world. Thanks for commenting on my blog. I look forward to seeing your blog develop, Let's link up! How's the designing dad worl treating you?

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  3. linking up yes, the designing dad world is treating me pretty well, i work full time for a company in boston, and run my own little project with a friend on the side which I would love to become my full time job, being your own boss > being an employee. Hopefully in time I can build it up to that point. Hows your company doing? You can check out my (very outdated) website here haha http://www.craigdesignsstuff.com Thanks man! -C

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