Daddy Kamp

Trying not to suck at Parenting.

How to Communicate in a Foreign Country – In Memoriam

In November of 2009, I briefly lost my mind. Lori was needed at a conference in Honolulu. So we decided to bring the kids along and visit the family. Lori, Logan, and I last visited in April of 2008, when…

By Troy Obrero | October 17, 2014 | Food, Our Dads, Travel | 4 Comments |

Getting Your Kids Into Music without Tiger Mothering

For the record, I just read Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and I LOVED it! I know it caused quite a bit of controversy, but it must have been from people who don’t get parody or satire. …

By Troy Obrero | October 10, 2014 | Music | 4 Comments |

I hatched a plan over thirty years ago. The plan was to learn how to be the best dad ever. My eldest siblings started to have children when I was quite young, so I started changing diapers as a newly…

By Troy Obrero | October 3, 2014 | MDICTYD, Perserverance, Writing | 4 Comments |

One of the first things I ever felt pretty competent at was preparing food. My mother cooked all day long and I was often at her side. Most of my family knew how to cook as well and many worked…

By Troy Obrero | September 26, 2014 | Food | 2 Comments |

Daddy Kamp

Trying not to suck at Parenting.

How to Communicate in a Foreign Country – In Memoriam

Getting Your Kids Into Music without Tiger Mothering

My Kids Make Me Better

8 Year Old’s 8 Step Spam Musubi Recipe