I know a great many children of late-in-life parents who wish their Dads could be a little more Action Man and a little less Reaction Man.

That’s a physics joke, right there. No, it’s totally hilarious if you’re an old-skool Newtonian, I’m telling you.

Someone should build a game around this premise, and the one who dies in the Barcalounger with the most remotes wins.

We wouldn’t be able to enjoy our little darlings if it wasn’t for the dads, right?

I have been so very blessed to have wonderful, wonderful men in my life.

From my grandfather, always there to share his wisdom and his wealth of common sense. He is one of the most universally admired, honorable men I have ever had the privilege of knowing.

I have a great relationship with my father, who was always there for me, whether it be coaching me in softball or driving my friends and I to the movies. And slipping me a twenty on the sly. Thanks dad!

It seems those men greatly influenced my choice of husband, because he is just as fantastic as they are. He is a wonderful, involved father that my son is lucky to have as his dad. In fact, it was my husband who taught me how to bathe our infant son, as I was afraid I would drown him. He never shirked diaper duty or staying up with the Munchkin in the wee hours of the morning. He is, and always will be, one of the best dads I’ve ever encountered.

So, to all the men out there who play that most important role of father, we salute you!

Behold the joys of Magic Marker Mondays (5MinutesForMom)

A VIP in Disneyland (AliveInWonderland)

A Non-VIP in Disneyland (ICanHasCheezburger)

Dear God (BadSneaker)

This is a baby bump? (Babyrazzi)

Lord have Mercy (GlamBabyBumps)

Summer Enrichment for Kids (WhiteTrashMom)

Who’s your daddy (YoyoMama)

Double Trouble (OHNY via UrbanMixer)

They didn’t call them the Founding Fathers for nothing! Looks like Obama’s the Biggest Daddy of them all in the lead-up to this year’s Fathers Day. Here’s the note he wrote for a little girl who played hooky in order to see him:

Yes, my friends, never let it be said that the big, bad recession has put a crimp in the parenting blog industry. Cast your eyes on this job posting (but don’t cast them too slowly; the deadline is the third!) for a Director of Sales at our good friend YoyoMama’s blog. If you are or could be in the vicinity of Vancouver, British Columbia, why not put your interests and contacts to work for you?

We’re sad to say that Jewel, who’s been with us from the very beginning, has had to scale back her role with yoyomama to focus on her family. And this means we’re looking for a new Director of Sales so if you’ve got sales moxie and sass we want to hear from you asap. Check out all the details below:

Job Description:

• Cultivate relationships with new and existing advertisers and agencies through phone, email and in person meetings.
• Create whiz bang advertising proposals, partnership programs, deliver to clients, and negotiate terms of program.
• Work with the yoyo team on big ideas and creative solutions for clients.
• Achieve monthly sales quotas.
• Lead generation through internet search/outbound calling
• Be responsible for the entire sales process from prospecting to close to follow up.
• Participate in regular sales meetings and work closely with the team.
• Participate in tradeshows and events.
• Minimum one blog post a week on topics relevant to advertisers or parenting.
• 25 – 30 hours a week minimum.

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Some interactive advertising sales experience.
• Some knowledge and participation in interactive marketplace.
• Strong understanding of Google, Highrise and Social Media.

Perks:

• Flexible hours and schedule.
• Family-friendly – hey, we’ve all got kids.
• Work from home (most of the time).
• Products to sample.

This job is paid on a commission and volume-based incentives basis.

Is this the job for you? To apply please send us a cover letter and your resume via email to info [at] yoyomama [dot] ca by June 3rd, 2009.

Well, normally I’d never link to Jezebel; their commenters aren’t as smart and good-looking as ours are, not to mention all those “Date Rape: what’s all the fuss?” posts they did not so long ago, but every once in a while they simply fail to fail, as they do here with their 10 Awesome Moments from Sesame Street.

Singing, cultural diversity and huggable puppets: What’s not to love? (How many of these albums did you have?)

1. Me and My Llama
2. Ladybug Picnic
3. School Pageant: Flower
4. Pinball 12 with the Pointer Sisters!
5. Ernie Can’t Sleep
6. I Love Trash (my all-time favorite)
7. Somebody Come and Play
8. C is for Cookie
9. Near and Far with Grover
10. Fairy Alphabet, which I don’t believe I’ve ever actually seen before

Now, I dunno about you, but to me this list lacks a few things. A few AWESOME things, namely Monsterpiece Theatre, Elmo interviewing Ricky Gervais, and Neil Patrick Harris as the Shoe Fairy. Behold!