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During August 2008, GeekDad writers were reminiscing about our Bad Dad moments as being parents. Kids don’t come with an operator’s manual (and what self-respecting geek would bother to read it; aren’t these things supposed to be intuitive anyway?). We try to raise our kids in our geeky footsteps, but often times our zeal for success backfires in a spectacular manner.

GeekDad Editor, Ken Denmead writes:

Self-awareness and a willingness to admit when we’re wrong is an important trait in any parent, and GeekDads are no different.  Indeed, we bring a whole range of bad habits to the table (or the couch, or the workbench) of which other parents might not even conceive.  So as an exercise in confession and commiseration, the GeekDads are going bring you stories all month about our own foibles as role models (especially the really geeky slip-ups).

And with that, below are links to all of the great Bad Dad anecdotes that you were reading, one year ago.

• Celebrating Our Nation by Breaking the Law
• When should a kid get an Airsoft gun (if ever)?
• Letting Kids Drive
• No Net Nanny
• The Four-Letter Dad
• The Tinkering School: A Camp for BadDad’s Kids?
• Nostalgia Overcomes Common Sense
• When Bad Dads Go Too Far
• The BadDads are Saved: The Solution to Bike Helmetophobia
• Bad Dad Retro
• Bad Dad? Parents Let Son Drop Out to Pursue Gaming Career
• Am I a bad dad for letting my kid use the headset in Xbox Live?
• Baby Celebrity Names
• Would You Let Your 9-Year-Old Give a Tattoo?
• GeekDad Poll: Which GeekDad is the Worst Bad Dad
• Bad Dad Bonus: 11-Year-Old Girl Assembles and Assault Rifle

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