So What If Your 7 Year-Old Son Is Gay?

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Joanna Schroeder praises HuffPo blogger Amelia for offering her son unconditional love throughout his very early ‘coming out’ process.

“Majority of Moms Under 30 Now Unwed.” Where’s Dad?

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Fastest growth in the last two decades has occurred among white women in their 20s.

Friend to GMP Jeffrey Zaslow Dies in Car Accident

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“We don’t know what moment in our lives we’re going to be judged on; that’s true for all of us” Jeffrey Zaslow at TED.

“What About Fathers?”

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Cameron Conaway discovers the important intersection of masculinity and fatherhood while at a malaria research unit and refugee camp in Thailand.

Preventative Versus Punitive Parenting

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Chinese dad made his 4-year-old son exercise in the snow while dressed only in undies — to make the child man up

Angry Baby Strength: The World’s Next Alternative Fuel Source

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If Jon Methven can find a way to harness angry baby strength, he’s confident he’ll be able to solve most of the world’s energy problems.

My Life With Iron Man

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When Rick Belden was in need of a masculine figure, Iron Man helped him cope with the difficulties of life.

#11: Pal Dog

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“Then one day Pal disappeared.”

Justice and Custody: Men’s Place in Divorce

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Ken Solin recounts his experience fighting for the custody of his son, and wonders if justice in the family court system will ever be more fair to fathers.

#5: Eyes

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“The blue of the eyes is so intense it almost seems like they are from an alternative universe.”

Fathers: Equal In Marriage But Not In Divorce?

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Vikki Larson wants to know why there is still surprise when divorced dads are actively co-parenting, have full custody, or are simply there to show up in their children’s lives.

You’re Not Your Daughter’s Handsome Prince

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Hugo Schwyzer explains how a dad who relies solely on emotional validation from his daughter (instead of his wife) might be causing unforeseen harm.

A Holiday Gift Guide

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Hello, holiday shoppers. If the kids in your life are like Papa Smurf – and really, who wouldn’t want to be like our favorite hirsute Smurf ☺ — then they’re curious, playful and fun-loving. Here’s a handful of wonderful gift ideas.

The Invisible Man

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There’s a plethora of educated, successful, hard-working family men who happen to be black, writes Jackie Summers. So why is it that no one sees them?

Men Need to Show They Care

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While more and more men are embracing caregiver responsibilities, Morra Aarons-Mele thinks they need to become more visible.

From ‘Father Knows Best’ to Father Knows Nothing

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Andrew Smiler pines for the return of competent father figures in popular culture.