GMP Resident Bluesman Todd Mauldin explains why he blow-dries his son’s hair.
Love Is Not Arousal
December 14, 2011 By 8 Comments
Graham Phoenix looks at why kissing his sons helps them to grow.
Are Women Hardwired to Compete With Their Mothers-in-Law?
November 27, 2011 By 43 Comments
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
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
October 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Andrew Cotto, author of the new novel “The Domino Effect,” thinks about the most effective ways of telling a story.
He Has A Gun
September 25, 2011 By 22 Comments
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
September 7, 2011 By 4 Comments
A letter urging concussion-weary fathers to let their sons play the game that gave me so much.
Summer’s Over
September 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
As the long day-dream of Summer wraps up, Ron Mattocks says goodbye to his sons.
Pinstriped Preschool Atrocity
August 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
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
August 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
Graham Phoenix’s sons learned from what he did, not from what he said.
Neither Shame Nor Pride
August 9, 2011 By 7 Comments
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
August 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
Even the shortest trips mean you have to bring stuff. A lot of stuff.
When It’s Time for Them to Go
July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
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
July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Not the best thing to find in the air conditioner.
My Son, in Prison
July 19, 2011 By 16 Comments
What do you do when your son ends up in jail, 1000 miles away?
Brotherly Love (and Hate)
July 10, 2011 By 9 Comments
Good old-fashioned sibling rivalry waxes and wanes at a mind-boggling pace. Can a father keep up?
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?