Originally published September 26, 2013
Ok, so I questioned the validity of this reality show initially and I must admit that from the promos, it looked all like beer, beef, football, poker games and complaining about the wives. But I was pleasantly surprised. I jumped into an episode in which Sean (the step-dad) freaks out that his kids can hear him and his girlfriend having sex — something I think most of us are concerned about at one time or another. It doesn’t hurt that I also like that she seems to be the sexual initiator between them. Of course the scene is taken to extremes, egg crating entire walls of the bedroom and when that was deemed unsuccessful, Sean shows up with an RV at end of the show where he and his girl can get it on in sweet privacy.
The show has the guys characterized as the step dad, veteran dad, single dad and new dad. You can’t miss that the show does seem somewhat scripted but I’m not opposed to that hybrid reality genre if it is done well. I think the show does well by demonstrating all of life’s pitfalls of stay at home dad-hood. It is genuinely funny when they get it right — the baby wrestling segment made me want tinkle in my own pants.