Mother’s Day around our place has frequently featured video gaming sessions, where my wife is given the opportunity to play a game, theoretically without interruption — anything in the Zelda series is a typical choice. This might not sound like …
Continue Reading1 in 8 women suffer infertility. 1 in 4 women suffer a miscarriage or infant loss. These women are still mothers, and I want you to know you aren’t forgotten.
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Our friends at Desktop Gremlins, home of awesome papercrafts that require no knives or glue or tape, have created a brand new papercraft, just for GeekMom!
Continue ReadingWhat did you mother give you? A love of mysteries? Insatiable curiosity? Her favorite tea pot? Dry wit?
Continue ReadingIt used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of …
Continue ReadingFor all our own moms, and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are, thank you, and have a special – and geeky – day.
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As much as I love a nice necklace or a great looking outfit, those aren’t the things I usually wish for on Mother’s Day. As a lover of all things geeky and shiny, I would like to present the GeekMom Mother’s Day Gift Guide for the tech oriented mom.
Continue ReadingFor all our own moms, and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are, thank you, and have a special – and geeky – day. [This Mother’s Day sentiment was originally published on GeekDad …
Continue ReadingThe Star Wars Fan – This is as simple as arranging for a Star Wars movie marathon, kids optional. Get the living room spic and span, move the couches together, and get creative. Consider making some blue milk for the …
Continue ReadingIt used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of …
Continue ReadingAs busy as all our lives are, holidays like Mother’s Day can sneak up on us. I didn’t realize until this week that Sunday was Mother’s Day. Luckily, I had bought gifts for my mother last month so I’m be …
Continue ReadingOkay, geek dads, listen up… I got a desperate email from a geek dad buddy of mine asking for instructions on how to make a flipbook for a Mother’s Day gift from his two kids. I’ve dabbled with flipbooks over …
Continue ReadingI love that Mother’s Day comes along in the spring. Not only does it give my kids a chance to get me something that I’ll love all summer long (they usually fill my flower beds for me, the gift that …
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I love that Mother’s Day comes along in the spring. Not only does it give my kids a chance to get me something that I’ll love all summer long (they usually fill my flower beds for me, the gift that keeps on giving!), it’s a time of renewal and optimism. The only real problem is, […]
Continue ReadingHere it is, the definitive GeekMom Mother’s Day shopping guide. I surveyed my fellow GeekMoms to see what everyone most wanted for Mother’s Day, outside of the lovely pleasantries of nice meals cooked for us, time spent with our adorable children, and moments of solitude. This is our list, and chances are there’s something on […]
Continue ReadingFor all our own moms, and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are, thank you, and have a special – and geeky – day.
Continue ReadingIt used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of …
Continue ReadingSo this is the weekend we’re all supposed to do something special for the moms in our lives – either our own moms, or the moms to our geeklets. Many of us GeekDads are lucky enough to be married to …
Continue ReadingThe Star Wars Fan – This is as simple as arranging for a Star Wars movie marathon, kids optional. Get the living room spic and span, move the couches together, and get creative. Consider making some blue milk for the …
Continue ReadingAs a mom, I’ve found watching movies in which mothers play a major role to be a win-win situation. Movie moms who are brave, determined and resourceful make wonderful role models. (And if they’re sexy to boot, they give the …
Continue ReadingThe kids and I had fun planning out Mother’s Day this year for the GeekMom. We shopped early and we came up with a fun way to have GeekMom search for her gifts. It was a great way to get …
Continue ReadingIt’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, and if you haven’t picked up anything for your geek-lady, we’re here to help. Yes, this is kind of a cop-out, and not very geeky, but we all know a lovely arrangement of flowers will …
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