Shannon Scott Stebbins is a recent and reluctant Chicago migrant to the suburbs and offers a dark, satirical look at parenthood in his blog How Not to be a Dad. As a Dad of two young children, G Frenzy (4) and ChunChun (1), he is exhausted, has gone mildly insane and would like to share with you the joys and explosive inferno of day-to-day parenting...from a Dad's perspective.

He is also a freelance writer who currently contributes to the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Kane County Chronicle and is also a business writer/marketer/social media branding strategist as well as a resume writer for CareerBuilder.com.

He lives with his wife, Conquistadora, and two sons in the Chicago metropolitan area, otherwise known as "out that way" which features rows and rows of strip plazas and Target stores everywhere you turn.

You can check out his blog, Dads Suck or his Facebook page.

Past articles

Should a 4-year-old cheat on his Mom?
February 24, 2012
G-Frenzy has a crush on his little brother's doctor. So Shannon Scott Stebbins tries to teach him how to be a man. 

Incite Communism
February 9, 2012
Shannon Scott Stebbins is trying to marshal his son's enthusiasm - and teach him a few things about the world at the same time. 

Dad/Child Bonding 101
February 2, 2012
Sometimes children don't want help. Shannon Scott Stebbins found this out the hard way. 

Mon fils, l'artiste
January 26, 2012
Shannon Scott Stebbins has been giving G Frenzy art lessons. Well, sort of. 

Dead Eye
January 19, 2012
Shannon Scott Stebbins takes us on a stream of consciousness ride that most parents are familiar with: a baby who won't let go. At 5 a.m. 

Haiku for Expectant Dads 你為什麼要這樣做呢？
January 12, 2012
Shannon Scott Stebbins with a warning - in a modified Haiku format - for expectant dads. 

Cattle Ride
January 5, 2012
Our new blogger Shannon Scott Stebbins swallows his pride and his manhood on a family outing to ride a train. 

Is your husband a chimp?
December 29, 2011
Shannon Scott Stebbins' first blog post for How Not to Be a Dad involves a trip to the zoo, a lost shoe and...the Look.