HEY, DADDY!
THREE FATHERS TEST DRIVE OUR EXCLUSIVE ENGRAVED FLASK BY CRAIGHILL
Nothing can make you or break you like an awesome or deadbeat dad. While mom is all mighty, a father’s generous, sturdy yet gentle, king-like love is incomparable. Studies have shown that when fathers are affectionate and supportive, it has tremendous effect on a kid’s cognitive and social development, instilling an overall sense of well-being and self-confidence. For those of us lucky enough to have, or have had, a good one we know the key words are affectionate and supportive. With that in mind, it’s not whether you were born male or even have biological children, just an ability to embody The Daddy Spirit of good fatherhood – it’s safety, warmth, giving, wisdom, guidance, and care. With a little hard work and lots of love, we think, we can all be daddies. Maybe even our own should we require it.
For the occasion of Father’s Day, we turned to three loving, NYC dads of little ones who have fully embraced the ultimate pleasures of parenthood. Because dad-ing isn’t easy, we provided them with a way to make their sometimes, well-deserved indulgences portable with Afternoon Light’s exclusive, engraved flask made in collaboration with our friends at Craighill. Go ahead, daddy.
Name: Matt Ting
Occupation: Head of Lifestyle at Dickies
Currently Resides: NYC
Year you became a dad: 2012
What’s does your ideal Father’s Day look like?
Big brunch, Knicks game, Korean BBQ dinner, and movie night at home.
What scared you most about the idea of being a dad when you were expecting?
Not living up to my dad's legacy.
What’s been the best surprise?
It has exceeded all my expectations.
Complete this sentence: Every great father should…
demonstrate compassion.
What’s the best advice you ever got from your father?
"Be able to have a conversation with someone from the Warehouse to the White House."
Who’s allowed to call you Daddy?
Caiden + Cannon.
Name a dad-related time that you wish you’d had this flask handy:
Most weekends.....
What are you filling it with?
Yamazaki 12
How will your kid(s) remember you?
We had the best experiences...
Name: Josh Peskowitz
Occupation: Brand and Creative Director
Currently Resides: Upper West Side, Manhattan
Year you became a dad: 2022
What’s does your ideal Father’s Day look like?
This will be my first official Father’s Day, and I’m hoping it’s nice out so we can go to the beach. All I really want is my fam, a couple cold beers and an Italian cold cut hero.
What scared you most about the idea of being a dad when you were expecting?
Not being able to provide for my daughter.
What’s been the best surprise?
That most of the shit that I worried about (including the not providing part) was all in my own head and now I got something more important to worry about.
Complete this sentence: Every great father should…
make sure that mom gets some time for herself early on.
What’s the best advice you ever got from your father?
"Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Your reputation is the only thing no one can take away."
Who’s allowed to call you Daddy?
My wife, my daughter, and even though speaking in the third person is obnoxious, me sometimes.
Name a dad-related time that you wish you’d had this flask handy:
During sleep regression the week before last.
What are you filling it with?
Red Breast Single cask.
How will your kid(s) remember you?
Hopefully for being a stand-up guy, being there when they needed me, and for making them laugh.
Name: Rafael Rios
Occupation: Photographer
Currently Resides: Brooklyn, NY
Year you became a dad: 2020
What’s does your ideal Father’s Day look like?
My ideal father’s day would be getting up early and going on a long run. Afterwards having a nice picnic in Fort Greene Park with my wife and kids.
What scared you most about the idea of being a dad when you were expecting?
It was all scary. Before René I never changed a diaper. Literally had zero baby experience.
What’s been the best surprise?
All the firsts, first steps first words first tooth
Complete this sentence: Every great father should…
Be very patient.
What’s the best advice you ever got from your father?
Who?
Who’s allowed to call you Daddy?
Umm René and Quincy.
Name a dad-related time that you wish you’d had this flask handy:
I think this flask will come in handy for ferry rides out to the beach.
What are you filling it with?
Most likely tequila.
How will your kid(s) remember you?
I hope my kids remember me as a loving and caring father who was always there. Where am I going?