After the latest edition to his family, Christian Piatt decided it was time to retire “the fellas” and get a vasectomy.
The New “Normal”
April 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
When John Taylor’s wife got a new job, he got a new job title, too: Stay-at-Home-Dad.
Photoshopping My Neck
April 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
William L. Walker has an ally against the inexorable march of time. It’s called Photoshop.
My Husband Does Do That: My Journey Out of the Equal Parenting Closet
April 11, 2012 By 14 Comments
Lyla Cicero is the odd woman out in her mothers’ group because her husband is not only a supportive father, he’s an excellent husband. So why does she feel the need to hide it?
Childbirth, C-Sections and the Violence of Creation
April 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
Christian Piatt talks about witnessing the birth of his son, and how while it’s miraculous, it’s also violent.
Lunchroom Logistics
April 3, 2012 By 3 Comments
Inside school cafeterias are complex societies full of a hyper-awareness of social status, in which popularity is traded like stock.
Children, Chocolate and Honesty
April 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
In raising children, Seth Jaret learned that being honest may not always be easy, but if we don’t block it, it does come naturally.
“You misunderstand what spanking is.”
March 29, 2012 By 28 Comments
This is a comment by Eric M. on the post “Four Things a Parent Must Never Do When Angry”.
Four Things a Parent Must Never Do When Angry
March 27, 2012 By 14 Comments
Peder Hill talks about the effects of anger on children and what he’s learned about being a dad.
Competent Dads and Other Mythical Creatures
March 26, 2012 By 19 Comments
Kim Quinn asks why people act like good fathers are some miraculous rarity when, to her eyes, they’re all around.
The Power of Being Powerless
March 21, 2012 By 9 Comments
Why dignity is more important than the one intangible commodity men trade most
Homo’s Odyssey
March 19, 2012 By 56 Comments
An unexpected breakdown on a family trip gave William Lucas Walker and his husband a chance to teach their kids what real family values are.
Working to Make a Life
March 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
Dan Griffin works to balance it all – career, family, travel, you name it. But at the end of the day, his work-life balance is focused on his family.
Please Don’t Let My Kids Find Out
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
…how good I am at talking to other kids. Why can’t my work-self come home with me?
A Response to “A Manifesto for Conscious Men”
March 14, 2012 By 49 Comments
Sometimes it hurts being a man in modern western society.
Vocalyze
“Men being called on to be protectors is gone along with the 20th century.”
This is a comment by Transhuman on the post “Providence Girl Beaten While Neighbor Videotapes”.