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About R. Justin Freeman
5 Fast Ways to Be a Better Partner in One Day
To be a better partner is to take responsibility.
To be a better partner is to take responsibility.
How to Get Perspective and Avoid Being a Frustrated Parent
All at 4:45 in the morning. Just, please, put the coffee in a syringe and slam it directly into my brain stem.
All at 4:45 in the morning. Just, please, put the coffee in a syringe and slam it directly into my brain stem.
What’s Your Emergency? A Cheat Sheet for Teaching Kids How to Call 9-1-1
There’s little more bracing than the thought of your child being in a situation in which they’re forced to call 9-1-1, but avoiding the thought will only ensure ill-preparedness if the time ever comes.
There’s little more bracing than the thought of your child being in a situation in which they’re forced to call 9-1-1, but avoiding the thought will only ensure ill-preparedness if the time ever comes.
A Guy Called Me a Homemaker and I Didn’t Even Hit Him or Nothin’
If you’re a stay at home dad, you might find yourself occasionally getting defensive at how you’re handled in introductions
If you’re a stay at home dad, you might find yourself occasionally getting defensive at how you’re handled in introductions
I Can’t Do That, My Child Will Hate Me!
Parenting is an exercise in being almost overwhelmed.
Parenting is an exercise in being almost overwhelmed.
Wasted Time: The Huge Hole in Your House You’re Not Insulating
I need to get an energy assessment done.
I need to get an energy assessment done.
4 Misconceptions About Love We Have as Men
If my life has taught me anything, it’s that love doesn’t look like the image popular culture has planted in our heads.
If my life has taught me anything, it’s that love doesn’t look like the image popular culture has planted in our heads.
Becoming a Shruggist: Stop Worrying About What Others Think
An essential component of being unbothered is becoming a shruggist. As in, when strangers (especially, but not exclusively) give you unsolicited feedback, you shrug.
An essential component of being unbothered is becoming a shruggist. As in, when strangers (especially, but not exclusively) give you unsolicited feedback, you shrug.
Can Stay-at-Home Dads Be Manly Men?
In a world which is not contented until everything is categorized and ranked, the question is inevitable. Can stay-at-home dads be considered to be “manly men” in our society?
In a world which is not contented until everything is categorized and ranked, the question is inevitable. Can stay-at-home dads be considered to be “manly men” in our society?
3 Important Ways to Maintain Realistic Pregnancy Expectations
The fewer, ahem, preconceptions you go in with about what you’ll do during pregnancy as a couple, and how your partner will experience pregnancy, the better.
The fewer, ahem, preconceptions you go in with about what you’ll do during pregnancy as a couple, and how your partner will experience pregnancy, the better.
The Difference Between Priceless Ideas and Worthless Ones
The words honestly didn’t bother me much in the moment.
The words honestly didn’t bother me much in the moment.
9 Ways to Deal With Toxic People (And 7 Red Flags to Watch Out For)
Few things can drain you faster than having to be around toxic people. The passive aggressive, the negative, the obnoxious – they’re black holes who’ll suck the energy right out of you.
Few things can drain you faster than having to be around toxic people. The passive aggressive, the negative, the obnoxious – they’re black holes who’ll suck the energy right out of you.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Growth Charts
At some point in your process of parenthood you may be given growth charts with your child’s data plotted on it; these growth charts might be for height, weight, or something else.
At some point in your process of parenthood you may be given growth charts with your child’s data plotted on it; these growth charts might be for height, weight, or something else.
Get Over Yourself and Have Fun With Your Kids
If you want your kids to be wise, let them regularly make you look stupid.
If you want your kids to be wise, let them regularly make you look stupid.
Let Them Be Kids: The Kindness of Blissful Ignorance
Guard the magic and mystery of life for them so long as you’re able.
Guard the magic and mystery of life for them so long as you’re able.