I Don’t Want My Children to be Better Than Me

photo bruce berrien

Chad Miller believes in intentional parenting — and helping the good traits carry forward to his children and the bad traits with him.

A Letter To My Son About Consent

photo by clickflashphotos

Finn Wightman writes to her son about consent because, as she says, “I love you too much to leave these things unsaid.”

Failure Is An Option

boy playing basketball

Kids need to be able to fail in order to learn how to succeed.

Is Addiction a Choice?

photo by flippinyank

Cameron Brown wants us to look at how addicts — and their family and friends — look at the word ‘choice’.

Traumas and Healing

guy_flickr_tkfotographie

What if we had the same community healing for the trauma of sexual abuse as we did for the trauma of 9/11?

“What if you asked Tiger Woods if it was all worth it even after being caught?”

AT&T National Golf Tournament

This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “CNN asks, ‘Are Men Stupid?’… Actually, No.”

Growing Up, Not Getting Older

little ballerina runs away

I tell my son, and I will tell my daughter, that playing dress up begins when you’re five and never truly ends.

The Fear of Death

grave_flickr_ell-brown

It’s not just the fear of being judged, but the fear of our inevitable death that paralyzes us.

“It doesn’t matter what age. I would say escalate force to a considerably higher level.”

angry-kid_flickr_angryjuliemonday

This is a comment by Collin on the post “Open Thread: What Would You Do If Your Son Were Being Bullied?”

After the Storm

storm_flickr_barbourians

We become liars and cowards because we deeply fear the consequences of being honest and vulnerable.

Culture: @GwynethPaltrow, @KanyeWest, @JayZ & Who’s Responsible For The N-Word

… sure, things would change if we really wanted them to …

Sex Ed: The Forgotten Chapter

condom machine

Family lawyer David Pisarra argues that teaching young men how to use a condom isn’t enough—they need to know what can happen if they don’t.