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Brandon Garcia

About Brandon Garcia

Brandon Garcia, formerly of the NYC Dads Group and now of the Puget Sounds Dads Group decided to stay home and help with his son while his wife went back to work. He has covered the Beijing Olympics, European Championships and numerous breaking news events for the Associated Press in his career. He is also an avid swimmer and snowboarder and hopes to raise his son to enjoy outdoor activities.

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My Screaming Baby Welcomes You Aboard Flight 464 to Hell

July 10, 2023 by Brandon Garcia

Yet there I was, returning to New York City with body odor ripening as my deodorant quickly vanished under the stress of what would be the flight from hell because I was flying with your baby.

Filed Under: babies / pregnancy, National, travel Tagged With: airlines, behavior, fears, flying, humor, tantrums, travel with kids

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Transportation Woes of the Toddler-Toting Parent

April 22, 2015 by Brandon Garcia

Who has the right of way: an older person or a child, in particular someone like me lugging around a squirming 35-pound bowling ball that refuses to walk or sit in the stroller?

Filed Under: NYC, travel Tagged With: child car seats, humor, travel with kids

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Help Out a Divorced Brother as He Tries Making a New Friend

October 22, 2014 by Brandon Garcia

I was married once before. I know the pain that it puts on a dude. No matter how much you try to show you aren’t bothered by it, the more it hurts.

Filed Under: NYC, relationships Tagged With: divorce, friendship

child in laundry basket

Baby’s First Trip to the Pediatric Emergency Room

September 8, 2014 by Brandon Garcia

I could tell there was something not right with him. Should I wait for the sitter? Rush him to the Pediatric Emergency Room?

Filed Under: babies / pregnancy, health, NYC, relationships Tagged With: hospitals, work-life balance

police car tape

My Suburban Nightmare: Killer Traffic and Ambulance Sirens

June 18, 2014 by Brandon Garcia

I should have taken a clue that maybe a move to suburban Forest Hills wasn’t such a good idea when I ventured out the first night to see police taping off a huge part of the street.

Filed Under: NYC, travel Tagged With: humor, Queens, safety, transportation

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How I Learned to Love Gymboree

December 5, 2013 by Brandon Garcia

There I was at Gymboree – my first introduction to parenting hell. All the singing, climbing, yelling. Ugh! Then things changed.

Filed Under: entertainment, NYC, parenting styles Tagged With: Gymboree, humor, indoor playspace, play

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