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In Defense Of The Sleepover -- Social Benefits Of Staying The Night

In Defense Of The Sleepover -- Social Benefits Of Staying The Night

02. 8.2012
Few words strike more fear into the parental heart than these: "Can I have a sleepover?" "They destroy your children," says Elana Rose...
'My Boys Will Be Boob Men'

'My Boys Will Be Boob Men'

John Willey  02. 2.2012
What is this world coming to that people would question a mother's right to feed her child? The fact that there are so many ignorant people...
How TV Dramas Portray Fatherhood

How TV Dramas Portray Fatherhood

01.27.2012
Babies have long been a staple of television, but these shows are handling pregnancy and childbirth in new ways. Justified has justly...

How TV Dramas Deal With Fatherhood

01.26.2012
Babies have long been a staple of television, but these shows are handling pregnancy and childbirth in new ways. Justified has justly...

Growing Up Is Hard to Do: Forced Into Adulthood by an Aging Parent

Sarah Khan  01.12.2012
I texted the one person I know who would understand the unfamiliar emotions that left me so unsettled. "Being a grown-up sucks. I don't...
The Moving Sidewalk

The Moving Sidewalk

Rhett Miller  12.22.2011
For years, all I did was sleep late, write songs, drink beer, and soak up the adulation of audiences and record label execs. I had handlers....
Mean Girls, The Starter Edition

Mean Girls, The Starter Edition

David Valdes Greenwood  12.10.2011
We found ourselves asking a question we'd never before considered. Which feels worse: When your child deals with a Mean Girl or when your...
Simple Times: Playing With My Dad

Simple Times: Playing With My Dad

Ben Kerschberg  12. 1.2011
I started to think about sports for the first time in ages. And I thought about how lucky I was to have shared endless hours playing with...

When Popular Novels Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes: Mark Haddon, Asperger's and Irresponsible Fiction

Greg Olear  11.18.2011
I don't begrudge Mark Haddon his freedom of speech. What I find objectionable is that he seems unaware of, or, worse, indifferent toward,...
Are Dad Bloggers the Most Important Feminists Online Today?

Are Dad Bloggers the Most Important Feminists Online Today?

Nathan Hegedus  11. 3.2011
Believe me, dad-blog-level parenting is not the easy road for a dude. It's much easier to turn into a cubicle slave, play golf all weekend...

Why I'm My Father's Advocate

Julie Halpert  10. 5.2011
If you're a sick patient and you don't have an advocate for your care -- a squeaky wheel who will interrogate nurses and seek out doctors...
5 (More) Shocking Side Effects Of Becoming A Dad

5 (More) Shocking Side Effects Of Becoming A Dad

David Valdes Greenwood  09.19.2011
For a dad to do the same things as a mom requires a measurable aberration in his hormone levels, as his manly man juice takes a hit for...
5 Secret Holidays for Parents

5 Secret Holidays for Parents

Len Filppu  09.16.2011
Traditional holidays are great. But parenthood has also taught me that there are other special days to savor, mainly markers of milestones...
Brad Pitt Talks Remarriage: 'We'll Get Married When Everyone Can'

Brad Pitt Talks Remarriage: 'We'll Get Married When Everyone Can'

Stephanie Hallett  09.15.2011
Brad Pitt opens up about his divorce from Jennifer Aniston and his relationship with Angelina Jolie in the new issue of Parade magazine,...