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A Father’s Precious Gift of One on One Time

May 21, 2013 by Patrick 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

What Real Men Talk About

May 20, 2013 by Justin Cascio 4 Comments

T Cooper interview, T Cooper writer, transgender men, FTM, transmen, Real Man Adventures, gender transition

Justin Cascio talks to T Cooper, author of Real Man Adventures, about writing, crying, and being a real man.

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How Long Would It Take You to Get a New Job?

May 20, 2013 by Dave Kaiser Leave a Comment

Any response other than “a couple of weeks” and you’re at risk.

Filed Under: Business Ethics Tagged With: acquisition, Boss, downsize, economy, employment, fatherhood, fathers, HR, Human Resources, job, labor, manhood, masculinity, men, merger, Network, outplacement, reorg, reorganization, severance, skills, victim, Work

Daughter to Dad: Be There and Be Accountable

May 19, 2013 by Clay Brizendine Leave a Comment

daughters without fathers, girls without dads, fatherhood, daughters letter to father, Families, The Good Men Project, Georgia, NASCAR dads

A daughter reflects on her father’s absence in her childhood, and offers a plea for him to be present for his grandchildren.

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: clay brizendine, daughters, daughters letter to father, daughters without fathers, Families, Father-Daughter Relationships, fatherhood, Georgia, girls without dads, NASCAR dads, Shoebox Letters, The Good Men Project

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

May 11, 2013 by Chad Miller 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: Accountability, children, consequences, dads, ethical, fatherhood, habits, intentional parenting, learn, moral, parenting, sons

Ten Things You Never Say to a Toddler

May 6, 2013 by Mark Spellun 1 Comment

the terrible twos, toddlerhood, fatherhood, parenting rules for toddlers, saying no

Don’t want to learn the hard way? Take a look at Mark Spellun’s list of the ten worst things you could possibly say to your toddler. Like ever.

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fatherhood, Mark Spellun, parenting, parenting rules for toddlers, parents and toddlers, saying no, the terrible twos, toddler, toddler talk, toddlerhood, Top Ten Things NOT to say to your toddler, what not to say to your toddler

My Son’s First Heartbreak

May 2, 2013 by Scott Behson 4 Comments

first love, heartbreak, losing touch with a friend, fatherhood, childhood, EPCOT, Disney, vacation moments

Heartbreak: it’s genetic. 100 Words from Men of the Future on Love

Filed Under: 100 Words on Love, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: childhood, Disney, EPCOT, family vacations, fatherhood, first love, heartbreak, losing touch with a friend, vacation moments

Study of Men’s Falling Income Cites Single Parents

May 2, 2013 by Dave Kaiser 9 Comments

How Do We Reverse the Cycle?

Filed Under: Business Ethics, Good Feed Blog Tagged With: autor, Boys, children, conservative, dads, education, employment, failure, Families, family, fatherhood, fatherless, fathers, gender, gender roles, Good Feed Blog, Husband, job, kids, left, liberal, male, manhood, marriage, men, MIT, new york times, parenting, relationships, right, single mothers, wasserman, women, Work

A Daddy’s Letter to His Little Girl (About Her Future Husband)

May 1, 2013 by Kelly Flanagan 124 Comments

After stumbling across destructive advice, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Kelly Flanagan writes a letter to his daughter about what really matters in a relationship.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content, Trending Tagged With: a dad's letter to his daughter, a letter to my daughter, Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, dads and daughters, Dr. Kelly Flanagan, Families, father daughter advice, fatherhood, Kelly Flanagan, love between father

What You’ve Been Waiting For: Searching for How To Be a Dad

April 29, 2013 by Whit Honea Leave a Comment

Video interview book review of the authors behind the someday best-selling, Guide to Baby Sleep Positions: Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: advice book, Andy & Charlie, book review, cinematic and literary genius combine to blow your mind, fatherhood, Guide to Baby Sleep Positions: Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents, How to be a dad, men's humor, parenting, theatrical book trailer, whit honea

Awesome Movie Trailer: Searching for How To Be a Dad

April 29, 2013 by Whit Honea 2 Comments

One man seeks two other men for Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: Andy & Charlie, dads, fatherhood, How to be a dad, humor, Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents, The Honea Express, video book review interview

Struggles Faced by Stay at Home Dads Re-Entering the Workforce

April 29, 2013 by Richard McMunn 2 Comments

Charting a New Path Back for Dads

Filed Under: Business Ethics Tagged With: business, employment, Families, family, fatherhood, fathers, feminism, gender, gender roles, job, manhood, marriage, masculinity, men, parenting, politics, relationships, SAHD, stay-at-home dad, Work

Fierce Devotion

April 25, 2013 by Dan Coxon Leave a Comment

fierce love, family pride, love, men on love

Dan Coxon tells his son that he would fight escaped lions with his bare hands for him, if he had to.

Filed Under: 100 Words on Love, The Good Life Tagged With: 100 words from men on love, family life, family pride, fatherhood, fierce love, men on love, parental love, Parenthood, paternal love, Sex and Relationships

The Dude Sleeping with My Wife

April 24, 2013 by Nathan Graziano 23 Comments

family bed, bedtime, married life, life with kids, fatherhood, dads, sons, Oedipal complex, jealousy

Co-sleeping pushes Nathan Graziano to the couch. Is it sour grapes or true love?

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content, RealFatherhood, The Good Life Tagged With: bedtime, child-rearing, dad pushed out of bed, dads, family bed, fatherhood, fear of the father, jealousy, life with kids, Married life, masculinity, Oedipal Complex, sleeping alone, sleeping on the couch, sons

The Return of Love

April 24, 2013 by Matthew Salesses 1 Comment

The “Love, Recorded” column returns: Matt’s wife comes back from Korea, but this time, it’s different.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: Babies, depression, fatherhood, GPS, hugs, iPad, kdramas, Korea, love recorded, marriage, Matthew Salesses, parenting, relationships, routine, Time, writing

Anzor Tsarnaev: Devoted or Delusional?

April 20, 2013 by Abigail Ortlieb 1 Comment

Tsarnaev brothers, Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

In the aftermath of the Boston Bombing, Anzor Tsarnaev defends his sons despite everything he has seen and heard.

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Courtnay Midkiff is Walking Cross Country to Raise Awarness of a Rare and Deadly Disease

For the past three months, 23-year-old Courtnay Midkiff has been on a journey, walking across the country for a cause that is special to his heart.

Pregnant Boys: Chicago’s Teen Pregnancy Campaign Sparks Conversation

Chicago is shocking the world with its 2013 teen pregnancy prevention campaign, which features pregnant teenage boys.

Supreme Court Rules Proof of Citizenship Not Required for Voter Registration

The Supreme Court has ruled against an Arizona law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship in addition to a driver’s license before they can register to vote.

Utah Boy Scout Leaders Reprimanded for Joining Gay Pride Parade

During the Utah Pride Parade earlier this month, two Scout leaders marched as part of a larger group of participants in Scouting uniforms, incurring the ire of the local and national councils.

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