Don Jackson

Don Jackson is a professional media personality, with more than a decade of experience in working with clients across a multi-faceted swathe of industries. He's a cancer survivor and advocate, who founded DaddyNewbie.com as a letter to his newborn son (just in case). Along the way, he's founded the ABQ Dad's group, co-hosted the Dad Spotlight podcast, and become increasingly active, as a voice for fathers and cancer survivors. He shares his thoughts, stories, recommendations and much more, as he and his family explores parks, museums and the great outdoors. Come join him on his journey through this story of parenting greatness and epic fails, in the ever-changing story of fatherhood.

Milk Feels Like Home

As I watch the boys grow, milk has always been a constant. It’s there for them everyday (in so many ways: for so many of our most cherished memories), and it makes me think back to when I was a kid. Like most of you, milk was the old standby — breakfast, school lunch and snacks. But, now, milk is …

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Saving You From a Bad Day

Saving You From a Bad Day

Into every dad’s day, at least a little chaos must reign. Some days seem particularly insane, with a mishmash of playdates, storytime, school (drop-off and pick-up), meals, and then all the after-school activities. Even if we were running on  full night’s sleep, the haphazard schedule would be demanding; but now we’re also in the cold-flu-allergy season, so there’s also the coughing-sneezing-stuffed-up sleeplessness …

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Living a New Year 2015

“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland Everyone seems to be making resolutions for the New Year, and while I have goals for 2015, I find myself thinking more about the fact that my son is growing up too fast. So, what I would really like to …

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New Year, New You with Walmart Family Mobile – #HappyNewMe

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HappyNewMe #CollectiveBias With so many choices for tablets and smartphones, it’s not always easy to decide which one will be the perfect one for my family. In the busy lives of parents, Walmart Family Plan offers all the right solutions to help us stay on …

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Be a father…

 “It is much easier to become a father than to be one.”  ~Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man, 1994

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