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Raising kids, raising myself, and finding joy in the chaos. Real dad life. Real growth. Real laughs.

If you’re tired but still showing up, you’re in the right place.

There's nothing quite like a surprise SNOW DAY! ❄️☕️Time goes by. The moments turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours, an...
02/12/2025

There's nothing quite like a surprise SNOW DAY! ❄️☕️

Time goes by. The moments turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours, and hours to years- so I do what I can to be here for the days I get to spend time with my children- ESPECIALLY snow days! All of it! Building snowmen, sipping on hot cocoa and coffee, one-sided snow ball fights, making memories that’ll last forever-I’m here for it. So, cheers! To you and yours-here's to the magic of a surprise snow day and the joy it brings.

I felt this to the core of my existence. You don’t even know how many times that I know I’ve clammed up or shut down on ...
02/11/2025

I felt this to the core of my existence. You don’t even know how many times that I know I’ve clammed up or shut down on a person and told myself that “You’re not safe for me”… and those five words are some of the most liberating I’ve ever said.

01/26/2025

Theres no better time than now to start a new habit. And no. Not THAT habit. Something positive. Make it earth shaking. Do it today. Don’t wait.

We just wanna make ice cream. Out of yogurt and milk. Just go in the other room dad. We won’t make a mess…*SPLAT*
01/17/2025

We just wanna make ice cream. Out of yogurt and milk. Just go in the other room dad. We won’t make a mess…

*SPLAT*

Bella got up early this morning. I didn’t end up getting ANY work done. But we got a sunrise in. And that’s pretty ok wi...
01/16/2025

Bella got up early this morning. I didn’t end up getting ANY work done. But we got a sunrise in. And that’s pretty ok with me. Oh. And a frozen Kinder Egg from my center console 🤷‍♂️ 🌅

09/16/2024

My daughter has a “stomach nose”…

It’s her belly button
☠️

Same guy. Different man. A million miles and a lifetime apart. It was 15 years ago that I realized I had a problem. I wa...
09/15/2024

Same guy.

Different man.

A million miles and a lifetime apart.

It was 15 years ago that I realized I had a problem. I was in my mid 20’s with a decade of abusing and using under my belt. It would be 11 more years until I found it in me to put it away and start a life recovery. At that the time, I couldn’t stop using. I couldn’t stop drinking. I couldn’t stop destroying myself. I couldn’t stop destroying the ones I loved. I couldn’t stop destroying the ones that loved me. My shambled life would continue for another decade and some. I could not stop.
But.

We do recover.

We do it for us. We do it for ourselves. We do it to be the best version of ourselves for the ones we love. For our partners. For our families. For our children.

Today, I continue to grow through a life recovery that will never stop. Every day, improving on the one before. Learning from my mistakes and forgiving myself— I’ve learned that if I don’t drink or use today, I’m going to be ok. I’ve learned to stay in the moment. Don’t worry about the future; and not to be shameful of the past. Both are out of my control and therefore none of my business. I’m exactly where I am supposed to be.

You can do this, the time is now. Reach out to your lifelines and support systems. You have to take the first step. Not me, or anyone else is going to be able to take it for you. They may help you stand up, but you gotta do the work. And you can. You’ve got this. You may get knocked down; but you’ll get back up. And you’ll press on. Because you’ve got it inside of you. You have to dig deep for the courage and strength; but I promise, it’s there.

Because you deserve it. They deserve it.



Jeremiah Karrasch

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all of you fine men out here doing this for the socks, underwear, and adventures.

Cheers; because today’s for you.
🍻

06/13/2024

Be who you needed when you were a child.

06/13/2024

People say kids these days are too soft, entitled, politically extreme, with radical ideas, made-up mental health issues, and no respect for us “elders”. The recent decades have been a war on the young we are trusting with the future. The climate’s been abused radically, the political system has been captured by old men in self interest, and outdated parenting styles have left a generation in fear for their future. It’s not the kids fault… though it’s their problem. It brings the truth they speak that “After me, goes the flood”.It is our duty to forge from the embers a better world for our kids, not leave them to face the flood alone. They owe us nothing. It’s time for revision… to take responsibility, and to plant the trees whose shade we’ll never see.

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