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Charlie Capen
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Charlie is a colorblind actor/musician/writer/dad living near the outskirts of Los Angeles. Raised in captivity atop the hills of San Francisco as the son of a roaming radio DJ father and executive power mom. Though he has played many roles as an actor, his biggest part and hardest gig will be to pass himself off as a decent father.

He is co-founder and contributor of HowToBeADad.com

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IOUD

(100) Comments | Posted January 4, 2013 | 1:32 PM

We packed our bags and grabbed our 3-year-old Finn, and left for 1000 degree rural Texas for a few days to visit family. We killed two scorpions the first night, and subsequently captured a jumping spider that was surely named for the effect it has on its prey. And human...

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Should We Have Another Baby?

(123) Comments | Posted June 13, 2012 | 2:08 PM

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My head has been a mental maraca with these kinds of thoughts lately. The question of whether or not my wife and I should embark on having a second child has been lingering. I know it's not just my decision, but I want to...

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Ugly Parents

(71) Comments | Posted June 1, 2012 | 4:46 PM

I can't believe I'm going to say this out loud...

There are too many ugly parents in the world.

Yes, this is judgmental. Yes, it's a horrible thing to say and I don't mean to single anyone out, but I'm tired of pretending they don't exist. Maybe

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5 Dad Tactics for Surviving Mother's Day

(17) Comments | Posted May 10, 2012 | 5:20 PM

Welcome to the War-Room, men.

You've arrived at the Headquarters For The Tactical and Strategic Planning For Mother's Days Everywhere. (HTSPMDE for short.)

We come together in this virtual room to devise new -- and better -- ways for you to celebrate Mother's Day. No longer will women have...

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Why Won't My Wife Have Sex With Me?

(961) Comments | Posted February 27, 2012 | 1:31 AM

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In the beginning, there was sex. And it was good. And there was more sex. And it too was good...

My wife and I began our relationship as any two relatively awesome people do. We were friends for a while, long distance. Then we...

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Baby Sleep Positions

(281) Comments | Posted February 16, 2012 | 1:15 AM

We first had the idea about creating co-sleeping diagrams when we spoke about how little sleep we both got. Each of us co-slept to varying degrees but anytime our babies slept on or near us, we noticed how utterly uncomfortable we were. Once Andy, a designer, thought of drawing a...

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