What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?

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A regular GMP contributor discusses his own troubled childhood and argues that society might be better served with a single Caregiver’s Day intended to acknowledge the contributions of all the people who have an impact on a child’s well-being.

What Can We All Learn From Gay Couples?

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The success of a household depends on open negotiation of roles which have nothing to do with gender.

After Watertown, Can We Blame the Parents?

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JD Roberto asks: What can the fathers of children lost in other American tragedies—Oklahoma City, Columbine—teach us in their responses to grief?

Can Single Women Raise Boys to Become Men?

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No one raises a man alone; it takes a village. We need to make sure we include positive men in our villages, too.

A Letter to My Fairy Godson

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Jamie Utt is a Fairy Godmother, and he’s got 30 bits of wisdom for his Fairy Godson.