6th Grade Boys Show That Loving Their Moms Is Cool [Video]

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@MikeHaire, sent us this video that the boys in his 6th grade class made for their moms.

27 Books Your Mom Will Love This Mother’s Day

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Want to snag a great read for your mom or wife this weekend? Check out our list.

“There is nothing worse than being a NICU parent, but there is nothing greater than being one who is blessed and lucky enough to take your child home.”

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These are comments by Harley, Samara, and Mark on the post “There Are No Gender Politics in the NICU – Baby With a ‘Bucket List’”.

This Is What It Looks Like to Moms When Dads Do This [Photo]

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“Letting kids know that adults are willing to talk about the difficult topics—including sex—builds a net of security.”

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Did your parents teach you about your body and consent? Or did they skirt around the topic? Paris, Jenny, and Robert talk about why the healthy sex talk is important.

We, the Media

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We call it participatory media. You — whoever you are, armed with just a truth, an insight, a story, a love of men — you are the media.

Raising a Son Within the Princess Culture

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Is girl power bad for boys?

An Open Letter to My Son, Who Yesterday Was Called a ‘Nerd’

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Even when the world is dark, and people are picking on you for wearing glasses, Mom and Dad are here and we’d take a bullet to spare you pain.

“I don’t know why there is still so much negative stuff stay-at-home dads have to go through.”

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This is a comment by ogwriter and Joan on the post “Why Dads Matter: A Feminist Mom’s Perspective”. Ogwriter is tired of all of the division in the household as far as the media talking about who supposedly is biologically better at partenting, and Joan reminds us that a family is about people and work, not just individuals earning gold stars.

20 Reasons Dads Matter

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Lisa Belkin, arguably the best known parenting blogger, left dads out of her list of parenting trends. Here’s why that is wrong.

Middle-class White Guy Exposes Six Signs of Dadscrimination

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From Katherine Heigl movies to the Great Potty Disparity, writer Jerry Mahoney calls out Mommification

“Life is short, and ‘Cause that’s just what you do!’ is about the worst reason to do anything.”

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Phil, Pursuit Ace, and Sabrina explain why they did or did not choose to live a childfree life.

Adulthood: We’re All Screwed Up

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We adults have no idea what the heck is going on, writes stand-up comedian Bo Guthrie.

“We have babies all over the damn place. Sperm and ova don’t wait for ideal circumstances.”

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This is a comment by Justin Cascio on the post “Really Rupert Everett? Nothing Worse Than Two Gay Dads?”

Why are babies so goddamn happy?

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Shawn Maxam thinks happiness comes from simple pleasures like seeing a baby smile.

WTF: Babble Publishes List of 10 Things Moms do Better than Dads.

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The claim that dads can’t feed, clothe, cuddle or care for our kids as well as moms is so insanely wrong on so many levels I think my head is about to explode.