“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”

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This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.

Man-to-Man with Animated American Producer Bill Schultz

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Savas Abadsidis sits down with animation producer Bill Schultz to discuss baseball, entertainment, and the value of a good father.

Seven Days of Memories: His Soundtrack

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The son of Major FM Tinseth remembers his father and the music brings him to life in his memory.

The Magic of Certainty

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While building a confidence course for other men, Graham Phoenix learns the source of his own determination.

Raising a Boy Using Shame

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“Shame on you.” It’s how we were parented, but it’s not how we should be parenting.

I Didn’t Go To College and I’m Proud of It

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Yashar Ali broke with his family’s tradition, and made his way in the world without a college degree.

Competent Dads and Other Mythical Creatures

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Kim Quinn asks why people act like good fathers are some miraculous rarity when, to her eyes, they’re all around.

A Response to “A Manifesto for Conscious Men”

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Sometimes it hurts being a man in modern western society.

Gold Star for Dad! Father Teaches Son Lesson in Public

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Jamie Reidy commends an extreme parenting maneuver.

“By the Iowa Sea” by Joe Blair

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A pipefitter with four kids, one who is profoundly autistic, talks about his remarkable new memoir.

Limitless People: Mortality, Fatherhood, and Early Manhood

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Joseph Pereira reflects on having to grow up too fast in the absence of his father, raising twin daughters, and how he finds security in his own sense of self and manhood.

Y’all Come Back Now, Hair?

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Steve Jaeger reveals what men’s haircuts have conveyed through the generations.

Green Beret Dies Trying To Save Daughters From A Fire

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Matthew Crowder offers a soldier-to-soldier, father-to-father, prayer to the Green Beret who died trying to save the lives of his daughters.

Why Manhood is More Than Grit

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Kaleb says that manhood is not a series of one-time accomplishments, but an everyday goodness.

My Dad’s Car

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A son searches for his dad’s Chevy as a way to say thanks.

Are Single Parents The Cause of Child Abuse in Wisconsin?

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Deanna Ogle examines a new bill in Wisconsin that would label single parents as child abusers.