Father-son time in the car adds up.
About John Williams
Shaving Doesn’t Make My Son a Man
My brain told me I was angry, but couldn’t tell me why.
My brain told me I was angry, but couldn’t tell me why.
The Effects of Aging on Identity
When a man is no longer able to work his life's passion, how does his self-perception change?
When a man is no longer able to work his life’s passion, how does his self-perception change?
Say Anything: Responding to Sexism’s Bad Jokes
A father reflects on how he wishes he had answered a tough question in his youth. Years later, his son's answer makes him proud.
A Father reflects on how he wishes he had answered a tough question in his youth. Years later, his son’s answer makes him proud.
Trump Has Made Me a Better Father
People will respect someone who admits that they were wrong. It isn’t that you made a mistake, it’s how you react and respond.
People will respect someone who admits that they were wrong. It isn’t that you made a mistake, it’s how you react and respond.
Little Talks: Instilling Good Ethics into Our Boys
Instead of having to teach our daughters they don’t owe men anything, we should teach our sons not to expect anything.
Instead of teaching our daughters they don’t owe men anything, we should be teaching our sons not to expect anything.
Political Discourse at Home: How Much Is too Much?
How do we raise our children to be honest and accountable in a world where honesty and accountability are no longer virtues?
How do we raise our children to be honest and accountable in a world where honesty and accountability are no longer virtues?
Asylum Seekers Are Parents, Too
How bad is life in those countries that their emigrants would be willing to risk this journey?
How bad is life in those countries that their emigrants would be willing to risk this journey?
Movie Night: Revisiting Homophobia
How is it that movies with scenes like this are so beloved?
How is it that movies with scenes like this are so beloved?
Homerun at the Father-Son All-Star Game
One dad recalls the day he learned a new appreciation for his father.
One dad recalls the day he learned a new appreciation for his father.
Soy-Boy: Derogatory Language as a Weapon
How is name calling used as a tool of toxic masculinity?
How is name calling used as a tool of toxic masculinity?
Witness and Participant
What is it about power that creates a desire in some men to commit such acts?
What is it about power that creates a desire in some men to commit such acts?
Tired of Hoping My Son Comes Home From School
One father laments over yet another school shooting.
One father laments over yet another school shooting.
Dad as Babysitter
"It’s part of a conversation about the role of parents that defines contemporary America."
Embed from Getty Images — Yesterday, my wife went to New York for a long weekend with a friend. It was much deserved as she finished her first year of graduate school. I am happy for her. I mentioned this to a friend earlier in the week, and he replied, “So you have to babysit…
Date Night
Making time when there seems to be none
Making time when there seems to be none
Sex Education
We are raising a new generation of boys into manhood, and we have the opportunity, and the obligation, to teach them that sex isn’t simply theirs for the taking.
We are raising a new generation of boys into manhood, and we have the opportunity, and the obligation, to teach them that sex isn’t simply theirs for the taking.