Joel Schwartzberg says it’s not fair for kid flicks to make divorce the ultimate tragedy.
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Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: Kids & Perception of Time
A child’s perception of the passing of time is much different than an adults. Parents might have forgotten that. Slow down time though, spend it with our children.
Paternal Instinct
Ken Solin proves that men are capable of great devotion, fidelity, and nurturing.
Survival of the Daddliest
Charlie Capen’s urge to prepare for a disaster comes from the responsibility he feels as a father and a husband.
Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: Go Ahead, Touch it
Curtis Silver wants all parents to expose their kids to education technology.
The Pick-Up Artist
How one dad saw divorce as an opportunity to be a better father. I wrote this shortly after my divorce, when I first began to sense the opportunity before me: not a second chance to be an authentic dad, but a first. I share it hoping it’ll help newly-separated dads understand and recognize the road…
Low And Slow: My Sequel to Dad’s Sex Talk
Tomas Moniz takes a cinematic look at a father, three kids, the evil media, and the perils of sex education.
Shut Mouth: Please, Stop Giving Me Your Parenting Advice
Loved-ones and strangers wanting to pet your baby comes with the territory, but please curb the undesired parenting advice, Charlie Capen writes.
Screwed: Adventures of the World’s Un-Handiest Dad
With the help of friends, owner’s manuals, and ballcocks that just won’t stay in place, CJ Kaplan is finally learning how to be a handy man.
Anger Mismanagement
Joel Schwartzberg found he had to reconcile with his own childhood anger before being able to help his son.
Parenting Can Break Your Heart
And you should let it, writes Lome Aseron.
My Father Finally Taught Me to Shave
Charlie Capen’s father wore a 70’s ‘uglystache’ quite proudly, and Charlie now finds a reason to do the same.
Naked and Locked in the Dungeon
Karl Hadland wonders if his daughter’s innocence is gone.
The Great Thundering Water of The Gods
Steve Jaeger can’t get his children near their mythic dishwasher.
The Time I Resented My Chronically Ill Stepson
After years of sacrifice to provide care for his ill stepson, Stephen Acker asks, “What about me?”
What Is a Dad’s Most Important Relationship?
It’s his relationship with his own dad.