Strangers answer a question about their first love.
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10 Things Every New Father Should Know
The “Love, Recorded” guide to being a new daddy.
Having a Kid When You Feel Like a Kid
Having a young child when you're still young has its share of challenges. Don't let them prevent you from seeing the good stuff---the first word, the first step, and, of course, the first-step-then-soccer-goal-then-trash-talk.
Having a young child when you’re still young has its share of challenges. Don’t let them prevent you from seeing the good stuff—the first word, the first step, and, of course, the first-step-then-soccer-goal-then-trash-talk.
Nah, I Got It
Huzzah to nurturing dads.
Huzzah to nurturing dads.
Neither Shame Nor Pride
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.
A Day at the Park
Do we really live in a society that is still stuck in the lie that Black men cannot be fathers?
Do we really live in a society that is still stuck in the lie that Black men cannot be fathers?
Effeminate Lumberjacks and Stuffed Turtles
My day starts with a “Jeez, don’t drop the baby” moment. It ends with me dreaming of Hooters. Just another typical stay-at-home dad day.
Five Questions for Pro-feminist Fathers
The Talk: How ‘Futurama’ Broke The Ice
“It was time for The Talk. Only I wasn’t ready. I started giggling and acting like a 13-year-old, deflecting serious inquiries by shouting, “Snu-Snu! Snu-Snu! Snu-Snu!”
Two Men, a Canoe, and Large Blue Bundles
My Son, Teddy
Bill Girouard’s son Teddy introduces him to Barack Obama and teaches him enduring lessons of patience.
The Fatherhood Revolution
Attitudes toward fathers’ familial duties are changing in big ways. Will you keep up?
I Can Get Used to This
All my fears disappeared the instant I heard her cry, because I knew from that moment forward I was responsible for this child.
All my fears disappeared the instant I heard her cry, because I knew from that moment forward I was responsible for this child.
A Letter to My Future Son
Max Dubinsky writes to his son before he is born.
Why My Nine-Year-Old Is Smarter Than Me
Wolf Pascoe’s son gives him an intelligence test—with predictable results.
10 Things Divorced Dads Need to Know
Becoming a divorced father is an opportunity, Joel Schwartzberg writes. Yes, an opportunity.