David Blacker felt kinship with Adele over her new hit. He is singing “Hello” from the other side of his first five years raising his son. Here are how his lyrics go.
How Having a Drag Queen Dad Can Be the Coolest Thing Ever
David Toussaint introduces us to Kenn Murphy, a great dad, and a great drag queen. Here’s how his life works.
Everything You Need to Know About Gay Dads and HIV
Being HIV positive and wanting to be a dad are not mutually exclusive situations. Gays With Kids explain how these factors come together.
A Review of “The Good Dinosaur” for Dads and Their Families
Does The Good Dinosaur measure up to Inside Out? Casey Cavalier lets us know in this family-oriented review.
Dads, These Seven Tips Help You Feed Your Picky Eaters
When you’re the father of a picky eater, you know the worry and struggle is real. Did you know it doesn’t have to be this way? Christina Boyes invites you to read on!
A New Dad Hits a Bump in the Road to Happily-Ever-After Family: He May be Doing It Without His Mom
The joyful path to fatherhood was shaping up for Anthony Romeo. Adoption plans were under way. Then he got the call from the one person he thought he could count on forever. “It’s cancer.”
A Dad Finds Out From His Son That Parenthood is a Dirty Business, But, That’s OK!
Writer Ian Colvin really had no interest in getting down in the mud. Then he found out why he needed to. — “Can we play basketball with that big yellow ball over there, Daddy?” “I don’t think so, little buddy.” “But Daddy, there’s a basketball court, and we don’t have a ball!” In all honesty,…
One Family, Two Dads, Three Languages
Writer Jason Howe lives in a home rich with bilingualism and multiculturalism. He shares about the complexities and benefits these bring to his life and his family.
A Dad’s Sad Good-Bye to the Baby Years
In a conversation with his two-year old daughter, blogger Ian Colvin realized that he is about to say good bye to the “baby years” forever. He’s not sure he is ready.
“Your Kids are So Lucky to Have You” — Really?
Like many foster care/adoptive parents, blogger Christopher Thangaraj heard the “compliment” uttered many times. It never sat well with him. Here is why.
A Dad Loses His Battle Against the Pink Princess Prison
Gilberto Lucero swore his beloved little girl would not succumb to the “pink princess prison.” She had other ideas.
A Dad Discovers the Most Important Present He Could Ever Give His Son
Ian Colvin is a dad who wants to give his son everything he can. It was a sudden look of disappointment in his son’s eyes that made him understand the greatest gift he had to offer.
The Day a Straight Dad Introduces His New Boyfriend to His Son
Ian Wilson had recently come out, and fallen in love. He carefully planned when he would introduce his new boyfriend to his kids. Then life intervened.
Did My Kindergartner Really Just Drop the “F-bomb” ?
Writer Ian Colvin’s jaw dropped when he heard the phrase come out of his kindergartner’s mouth. How’d he learn that? From whom?
The Greatest Gift of Fatherhood
Blogger Jim Lunsford was blown away by the gift of fatherhood and how it up-ended his previous post-apocalyptic and cynical world-view. Here is how his view changed so dramatically.
“You Don’t Tell Your Friends You Have Two Dads?!”
Writer Ian Colvin was shocked at the answer his son gave to the simple question, “Do you tell your friends you have two dads?” and then he found out the reason why.