Shannon Carpenter is a professional humorist, co-host of The Dadhouse Pod, and the author of “The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad Manual: Your Essential Manual for Being an Awesome Full-Time Father.” He has appeared on “Good Morning America” and CNN, and in “The Washington Post” and other outlets. As the father of three, you can often find him staring into the abyss as he tries to figure out how he’s going to pay for his kids’ college.