FameCrawler : SAHD

Tom Brady and Gisele Getting Married?

Whit Honea — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Tom Brady sure knows how to make the most of his sick leave. That Aflac duck can stick it. Who needs that insurance when you've got that supermodel?

Word is that Brady and Gisele will be getting hitched very soon.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, a "friend" of Gisele has said, "I don't think they will even bother getting engaged and will just slip off and marry quietly. I think that's sooner rather than later."

Scandalous!

Wonder how Bridget and little J.E.T. Moynahan will take the news.

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Updated: Tom Brady Out for the Year

Whit Honea — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:04:00 GMT

Quarterback Tom Brady was injured in the first game of the season. His suffered an injury to his knee when his New England Patriots were playing the Kansas City Chiefs. Brady will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury.

The pundits on NBC, namely Bob Costas, have quoted their sources as reporting that Brady will likely be out for the year. At the very least, according to Costas, he will be out for some time.

Granted, this is speculation, but the parties involved are knowledgeable and reputable.

Does this mean that Tom Brady is going to become a Stay-At-Home-Dad this football season?

Updated: The results are in. Brady is out. Tough blow to the Patriots and Fantasy Football owners. At least Brady has a full year to recover.

Source: NBC

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Strollerderby Wonders if Mr. Mom is Really Mr. Right

Whit Honea — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:04:00 GMT

The lovely Redsy over at Strollerderby breaks down an article in Newsweek about the role of dads and how it has progressed over the years. The article by Brian Braiker covers his 9-month stint as a Stay-At-Home-Dad. He uses pictures of celebrity fathers, so I'm using that to justify its presence on FameCrawler.

Basically, Braiker sheds a little light on a fraternity of which I am a member. He also makes it sound like we spend a good deal of time sitting around congratulating each other. He wasn't supposed to mention that.

What I found interesting about the piece is that Mr. Braiker goes so far to show how men are breaking ground in regard to stereotypes and the traditional roles of gender that he actually tips the scale somewhat:

Still, the bottom line is that today's guys are procreating, parenting and pleased with ourselves. Sure, you'll have to endure the occasional hipster dad who slaps a Sex Pistols decal on his $800 Bugaboo stroller. Some of us will give our kids offbeat names like Freya and diligently document our every self-important, profanity-laced insight on our blogs. And it will be another generation who will tell us if this grand experiment has worked.

Yes, what he writes is true, but don't forget that there are plenty of moms doing the exact same thing, down to the profanity and Sex Pistols. Personally, I've never gone for the "hipster" parent thing. It is my opinion that what happens nowadays is that rather than adapting a new persona when an individual becomes a parent, they are simply staying themselves. What's the difference between slapping a punk rock decal on a Bugaboo or a Volvo? Should parents have to turn in their iPods and join a CD club filled with the likes of the Doodlebops and the occasional vocal stylings of a certain Pat Boone? I hope not.

Kudos to Newsweek for running the article and to Brian Braiker for writing it. Now the rest of us need to keep working towards erasing the stigmas attached to At-Home-Dads, from Mr. Mom to Hipster and all of the stereotypes in-between.

Photo: Newsweek

Brooke Burke and the Breakfast of Champions

Whit Honea — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Brooke Burke and her daughters, Neriah and Sierra, know how to throw down a good snack. Doritos and Strawberry Quick? My compliments to the chef.

Even sans make-up and knee-deep in mommy mode Brooke is still a hottie. She's the same age as me (from the same town no less) and looks much better than I do. Of course she's a model and I'm a SAHD with a farmer's tan. Maybe I need to drink more Quick.

Brad Pitt and the Daily Routine

Whit Honea — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Man, Brad, you're quick. Mr. Pitt has this to and fro thing down pat. He gets Maddox to school (see below), he gets Pax and Zahara to school, and then he picks them all up again.

The pictures we don't see are how he spends the rest of the day. I assume, with the older kids at school and Angelina at work, that he hangs with baby Shiloh.

He's even has the 'Stay at Home Dad' uniform working- a good hat, some sweet shades, and a handful of clothes that all look about the same and can be worn for days without drawing suspicion.

I've been wearing the same shorts for 3 days. Represent Pitt!