Declan — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

My Son Can Think of Nothing But Five Nights at Freddy's and It Is, Honestly, a Little Much

The latest in a series of blog posts about my son’s obsessive devotion to Five Nights at Freddy’s.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinJanuary 17, 2024Five Nights at Freddy's, Declan Haven Dilla Rabin, Declan, Daddy blog

Seeing Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back With my Son Made Me Understand It For the First Time

I’ve long dismissed Star Wars as silly space nonsense for children but re-watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back with my eight year old son gave me a whole new appreciation of the original trilogy at least.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinDecember 12, 2022Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, fatherhood, Declan, Declan Haven Dilla Rabin, daddy blog, fandom

Encanto, My Family and Me

Watching Encanto with my Encanto-obsessed family had me feeling all the feels!

The Big WhoopNathan RabinMarch 8, 2022Encanto, family, emotion, Declan Haven Dilla Rabin, Declan

The Bittersweet, Melancholy Majesty of the Cat Cafe

When you’re a cat person who can never own cats a trip to the cat cafe is melancholy as well as wonderful.

The Big Whoop, Big Nate's Daddy BlogNathan RabinSeptember 11, 2019cats, animals, sad, college, Declan, daddy bloh, daddy blogging, java cats

Growing Up: Tears at My Son's Upsherin

I knew I'd be weeping like a baby at the Jewish religious ceremony where Declan's long, angelic locks were cut for the first time. I was right.

The Big Whoop, Big Nate's Daddy BlogNathan RabinNovember 15, 2017Fatherhood, Judaism, Declan, Life

For Now

My son is joy personified today. But what about tomorrow?

The Big Whoop, Big Nate's Daddy BlogNathan RabinJune 26, 2017parenthood, joy, Declan