Dad and Daughter Film Last Dance Together at Her Wedding Before He Died of Cancer (Video)

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This is love.

Keeping our Past a Secret

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You must deal with your past, or eventually it will deal with you.

“I’ve been in counseling consistently for a few of years. Best decision I ever made, and even though there’s still work to do, I’m in charge of the stories in my life.”

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These are comments by Joe and Daveb on the post “Are You Man Enough for Therapy?”

Beware the Angry Spinning Suns

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Two poems by Jack Varnell

This Is What It Looks Like to Moms When Dads Do This [Photo]

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Open Thread: Can You Name More Than Two Modern Astronauts, Painters, Inventors, or Scientists?

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Do we value celebrities and playboys more than poets, scientists, and inventors?

5 Ways to Be a Child Again

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Aaron Brinker discovers there are plenty of ways to be a child with his child. And, boy, does it make him feel young again.

“Safety has become a fetish for parents as an illusion of control.”

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This is a comment by Nick, mostly on the post “I’m a Sh** Parent Like Tony Hawk. Aren’t You?”

Dear John: Does He Have a Secret Life?

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Dear John addresses a tube of mysterious lipstick, a possessive best friend, and suspected child sexual abuse.

The Son I Never Met: Men and Miscarriage

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Ten years later, I still haven’t talked about how much the miscarriage affected me.

The Mulberry, Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5

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James Olm brings us scenes Four and Five of Act One of “Mulberry.”

“After our first child, my partner withdrew from me completely.”

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This is a comment by keith on the post “An Intimate Conversation, Part One”.

Diaper Drop

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Parents: Beware! A terrifying trend is sweeping the nation: the Diaper Drop.

Profiles of a Regular Man: The Pals

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There’s a story behind every man, even the one with the long beard who’s always at the playground.

Discarding and Infinite: A Father, a Son, and Everything

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A poem for raising a boy.

Naked and Locked in the Dungeon

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Karl Hadland wonders if his daughter’s innocence is gone.