Talking prostate cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Bernie Sanders is a Muggle
Leave it to a dad to put the current political landscape into Harry Potter terms. That is what Brian Rutter does. For him, Bernie Sanders is a muggle. Here is why.
On the Road…Again. Tales of an Uber-Dad
Brian Rutter, dad of two daughters in the suburbs, finds himself living in a perpetual state of vehicular motion.
Thar He Blows
What would happen if more people expressed their feelings (all of them) at an extreme? Brian Rutter gives us one example and asks if it works.
To Shawshank, With Love
Brian Rutter contemplates life choices and finds redemption through the power of Shawshank Redemption. Again and again and again.
A Dad Takes Stock of the Home Renovations Left Undone and Discovers His Life
Writer Brian Rutter thought his life was about the butcher, the baker and the custom cabinet maker. Then he looked a little closer.
A Dad Sounds Off on the “Thank You” Seekers
Where are the days where good deeds were their own reward? This dad wants them back and the attention seeking to end.
A Dad Decides It is Time to Tell His Teen Daughter the Truth
“Do as I say, not as I did” could be the mantra of many parents who experimented in their youth. This dad decided the days for hypocrisies had come to an end.
Pink Ribbons And Blue Balls
“But how do you recover when you’re used to keeping things undercover?” Brian Rutter talks about being diagnosed with “two cancers for the price of one”—and surviving.
Did I Just Bump Off Bambi’s Mom? Oh My.
The Burbman takes a moment to muse and say “oh deer” over Bambi, and the things that get bumpers in the night.
A Soon-To-Be Empty Nest Dad Asks, Does This Also Mean the End of My Marriage?
My wife and I have been through so many ups and downs with medical and financial issues, Mt. Everest would be a piece of wedding cake, a walk down a suburban lane. Will our tanks be stuck on empty once the house empties out of children?
Finding Life on the Farm: Our Surrogacy Journey
Having another child seemed like a lost cause for Brian Rutter and his wife. They found a solution, and it might surprise you.
Climb Every Mountain: Propositions And Pick-Up Lines On The Suburban Party Circuit
Brian Rutter shares his story about an encounter with an interesting pick-up line.
Baby, You Can/Can’t Drive My Car
Brian Rutter wants to know: Is the part of parenting where you have to teach your children how to drive really necessary?
Divorce, Suburban Style. Looking At Life From Both Sides.
Divorce is hard enough as it is. Brian Rutter discusses how to survive the suburb gossip when there is a divorce in the neighborhood.
A Man’s Perspective on Aging…and George Clooney
What’s with the age difference, George?