A Blues Philosophy for Fatherhood

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GMP Resident Bluesman Todd Mauldin explains why he blow-dries his son’s hair.

Love Is Not Arousal

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Graham Phoenix looks at why kissing his sons helps them to grow.

Are Women Hardwired to Compete With Their Mothers-in-Law?

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Hugo Schwyzer looks at the role men play in the dynamic between daughter-in-law’s and mother-in-law’s.

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.

Fathers, Sons, Dominoes, and Storytelling

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Andrew Cotto, author of the new novel “The Domino Effect,” thinks about the most effective ways of telling a story.

He Has A Gun

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Jeremy Adam Smith’s son asked, “Did they get the bad guys?” Turns out, that was a really difficult question to answer.

Why You Should Let Your Son Play Football

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A letter urging concussion-weary fathers to let their sons play the game that gave me so much.

Summer’s Over

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As the long day-dream of Summer wraps up, Ron Mattocks says goodbye to his sons.

Pinstriped Preschool Atrocity

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Aaron Gouveia thought his son was at the perfect preschool…until he saw the hat they’d given him.

My Father Was an Angry Man

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Graham Phoenix’s sons learned from what he did, not from what he said.

Neither Shame Nor Pride

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December 1st, 1969. A group of college kids crowded round the TV. Each left as his birth date was called, his future having been decided—Vegas style—by the luck of the draw.

Three Kids, Three Kinds of Diapers, One Long Weekend

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Even the shortest trips mean you have to bring stuff. A lot of stuff.

When It’s Time for Them to Go

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David Davis watches his daughter grow up and leave the house for college, just like his son a decade ago.

Uh, Dad, It’s a Rat

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Not the best thing to find in the air conditioner.

My Son, in Prison

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What do you do when your son ends up in jail, 1000 miles away?

Brotherly Love (and Hate)

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Good old-fashioned sibling rivalry waxes and wanes at a mind-boggling pace. Can a father keep up?