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A Father’s Precious Gift of One on One Time

May 21, 2013 By Pat O'Connor Leave a Comment

A father of five takes one hockey worshipping son to Maple Leaf Gardens who will never forget the time he spent with his Dad.

Filed Under: Men's Work Tagged With: Dave Keon, father, fatherhood, hockey, manhood, Maple Leaf Gardens, Pat O'Connor, Sex and Relationships, son, sports, Tim Horton, Time, Toronto

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

May 21, 2013 By Deanna Ogle Leave a Comment

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This is love.

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: cancer, celebration, child, Daddy, dance, Daughter, death, father, film, grief, kid, last dance, memories, parent, parenting, Sex and Relationships, wedding

One Shot Away from Combustion: A Family of Angry Men

May 16, 2013 By David Stanley Leave a Comment

David Stanley sees four generations of angry men in his family. Will they be able to control their tempers, or will the tempers control them?

Filed Under: Editors' Picks, Families, Featured Content Tagged With: anger, David Stanley, Families, father, generation, generations, grandfather, rage, soccer, son, sports, Stanley Kowalski, Temper, tennis

What Takes Root

May 8, 2013 By Ged Naughton 3 Comments

When Ged Naughton gardens with his father, they grow more than food for the table.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Men's Work Tagged With: connection, dad, digging, family, father, Frodo, gardening, Ged Naughton, helping, Lord of the Rings, sam, seamus heaney

The Old Man Is Way Cooler Than You

April 25, 2013 By Marco Greenberg 1 Comment

Marco Greenberg has come to the somewhat sad realization that he will never be as cool as his dad.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content Tagged With: Bikrim yoga, cool, dad, debt, depression, Divorce, drugs, father, groovy, hippie, Howard Roark, joints, korean war, Rolling Stone, The Fountainhead, Vietnam War

Dear John: With His Father Dying, So Are His Chances To Talk

April 21, 2013 By John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com 1 Comment

A last chance for a son to reconcile with his dying father, a father pushing his son to be involved in aggressive sports, and a boyfriend who was abused as a child.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: abuse, advice, alienated, Boxer, Boys, Confessions, dying, father, Husband, ill, karate, medical, men, reconcile, relationships, Sex and Relationships, sexual abuse, son, sports, wife

“I cried like a baby for three months as my son fought for his life in a St. Louis Children’s Hospital.”

April 20, 2013 By the Editors 1 Comment

This is a comment by Josh Magill on the post “Parents, This is Our Edict”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: anger, baby, birth, children, children's hospital, dad, family, father, hospital, Husband, kids, life, medical, men, parenting, son, wife, women

“This guy lost his son and by paying tribute to him he ended up in the right place to save another man’s son. THIS is manhood and fatherhood.”

April 17, 2013 By the Editors Leave a Comment

The Man in the Cowboy Hat, Boston Marathon, bombs, Patriots Day, heroes, fathers, Iraq War, War on Terror

This is a comment by Joanna Schroeder on the post “#51:The Man in the Cowboy Hat”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, dads, family, father, Good Men, grief, loss, parenting, rescue, son, sons, tribute

“There is nothing worse than being a NICU parent, but there is nothing greater than being one who is blessed and lucky enough to take your child home.”

April 14, 2013 By the Editors Leave a Comment

These are comments by Harley, Samara, and Mark on the post “There Are No Gender Politics in the NICU – Baby With a ‘Bucket List’”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Babies, baby, blessed, Care, children, dads, death, father, fatherhood, life, lucky, medical, men, moms, NICU, parent, parenting, parents, Sex and Relationships, Twins, women

Skeff

April 8, 2013 By John Sheehy Leave a Comment

An excerpt from The Good Men Project Anthology. By John Sheehy

Filed Under: Featured Content, The book Tagged With: Butte Montana, coal mines, death, dying, family, father, Helena Montana, men, parents, Premium Membership, Skeff, son, The Good Men Project Anthology

We Love This Dad’s Day Out with Baby Ad from Wells Fargo (Video)

April 7, 2013 By Deanna Ogle 8 Comments

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Check out this heartwarming ad with a smart, helpful dad.

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: ad, baby, children, class, commercial, dad, dad ad, dads, father, fatherhood, groceries, helpful, helping, kids, men, mom, TV

The Art of Storytelling (& Why We Need It)

April 1, 2013 By Brandon Hudson 3 Comments

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Story-telling father, Brandon Hudson, uncovers the importance of storytelling — for us, and for our children.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: bedtime stories, being a good father, Brandon Hudson, Community, dad, family, father, fatherhood, fathering, fathers, generations, stories, Storytelling, telling stories, telling stories to your children, traditions

“As a stay-at-home dad, I can’t measure what I gained, but it was the most important job I ever imagined. Tough as hell, incredibly delightful.”

March 28, 2013 By the Editors Leave a Comment

What do you love about parenthood? Paul and Pam share their thoughts about why everyone should be able to choose to stay at home or not, and why they love the choices that they made.