What bothers me is it’s as normal to see headlines of crime and dead children as it is to have cereal in the morning.
“When we refuse to see the human in the monster, we all suffer.”
December 14, 2012 By 5 Comments
This is a comment by KKZ on the post “Men and Goodness”.
“People don’t wake up one day and decide that suicide is something they want to do.”
December 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
This is a comment by Tom B on the post “How to Help Someone Who Is Feeling Suicidal”.
Fear and Loathing in Pittsburgh: The Online Mauling of a Parent Just Like You
December 2, 2012 By 67 Comments
Angry commenters rushed to persecute a woman whose son fell to his death at the Pittsburgh Zoo. If it’s true that horrific accidents could happen to any parent, why can’t we accept that?
Can I Overcome Depression?
November 10, 2012 By 10 Comments
While most people can enjoy pleasant afternoons, I live in constant fear of the approaching storms.
“I am also a formerly angry (and depressed) son of an angry father.”
October 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is a comment by Jonathan and Daan van den Bergh on the post “Angry Like Dad”.
The Long Journey Home Has Started
October 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
As Atalwin Pilon nears the farthest point from home, he realizes he will return to different circumstances.
The Mommydaddy: I’m Having a Baby…By Myself!
September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Christie Chapman’s latest story, a pregnant man reflects on the unexpected gift of life.
The Brady Bunch, Moons Over My Hammy, Space Aliens, and the World’s Fattest Woman
September 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This one has it all: the Brady Bunch, Moons Over My Hammy, UFOs, and the world’s fattest woman.
“As a father, these photos warmed my heart and reminded me of the joys of being a father.”
September 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
These are comments by Archy, Jon D, and Michael Taylor on the post “This is What Real Fatherhood Looks Like”.
Man Up! Lessons on Manhood from Bob Marley’s Music
September 6, 2012 By 3 Comments
Bob Marley’s lessons for men on freedom, responsibility, and living are greater and more profound than simply telling our boys to ‘man up,’ says Geoffrey Philp.
The Day I Was Mickey Mouse
August 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
“I was Mickey Mouse, but just for one day. Not because I’m good with kids, but because I fit the suit.”
“Cancer, like life, is a game of inches.”
August 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is a comment by Joe on the post “Eating Sushi at Stoplights”.
You’re So Vain, You Probably Wrote This Story About You
August 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What if I told you that the stories you create are more about you than they are about anyone else?
“Emotions always come out, and often at the worst time. We need to learn to work with them, not tamp them down harder.”
How did you learn to express your emotions instead of stifle them? Did it take practice or did it come naturally once you figured the toxic logic of expecting men to be eternally stoic?