“As a stay-at-home dad I always felt the need to justify why, and it’s because certain d-bags identify being a man by their job.”

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The Art of Storytelling (& Why We Need It)

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

An Open Letter to the Quiet and Desperate

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Sometimes Tough Guys Are Dying Inside

The Personal Hell of Being the Breadwinner

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No one ever thanks dad for takin’ care of his business

Zombies Ate My Baby: 7 Parenting Lessons from The Walking Dead

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Dan Coxon prepares his children for their post-apocalyptic future with advice from the AMC hit TV show, ‘The Walking Dead.’

Open Thread: Why Are Men Reluctant to Write About Marriage?

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Most of the submissions to the Marriage Section come from women. Gint Aras continues to wonder if this is a symptom of something greater.

We’re Raising a Generation of Killers

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The sound of children playing—an online first person shooter game—devastates an active duty soldier and father.

“I still get funny looks for being a great cook, using a sewing machine, and knowing a lot about house cleaning.”

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What are your experiences as a stay-at-home dad?

On Guns, Mental Illness and Addictions (Bulling Through)

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Tim Lineaweaver gives an unflinching look at guns, PTSD, and addictions and one man’s struggles with the same.

They Call Her Mini-Me

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Arthur Eddy loves seeing the ways in which his 5-year-old daughter is both alike and different from him.

Open Thread: Men, How Do You Want to Move Forward? What is Important to You to Talk About?

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What do you want to see covered here? What is important to you that you talk to with your friends, family, or children that you’d like to see here?

Five Favorite Movie Dads

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Zach Weinberg has a soft spot for the strong, silent type—in movie dads. What’s your favorite film depiction of fatherhood?

My 6-Year-Old Son Is Delightfully Self-Absorbed

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Dan Soderberg wants to foster imaginative play in his son, even if it means allowing a bit of self-absorbion

The Invisible World of Rural Black America: Part 2

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Join Lola Rainey on a guided tour through American history with her father and uncle, sons of a Texas sharecropper.

5 Ways to Be a Child Again

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Aaron Brinker discovers there are plenty of ways to be a child with his child. And, boy, does it make him feel young again.

Five Things You Might Learn By Becoming a Father (If You’re Lucky)

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Dan Coxon is lucky.