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Oren Miller: The Solitary Confinement of Depression. #ForMarc

2013-05-17T14:15:33Z

Depressed people often don't talk about depression, and this may be especially true for men. What they do need is to know they're not the only ones feeling overwhelmed by the weight of it all.

Read more: Fatherhood and Depression, Depression, Parents-Dads, Dad 2.0, Men and Depression, Marc Block, Masculinity, Manliness, Divided Dad, Parents News

Davis Schneiderman: Dear Dad Alone With His Kids

2013-05-16T16:09:41Z

I know you resent the suggestions from others that you are not as capable of parenting as their mother simply because you are a man, or that you have somehow gone too far in the other direction, sacrificing your independence and your freedom to care for these two small diamonds.

Read more: Dads, Fatherhood, Less-Than-Perfect Dad, Toddlers, Imperfect Parents, Perfect Dads, Parents News, Parents-Dads, Parents News

Beth Woolsey: 20 Things Every Parent Should Hear

2013-05-16T12:23:30Z

If you pay attention, kids will teach you how to laugh loudly, how to love deeply and how to live fully. They will also ruin all your stuff.

Read more: Parents-Dads, Parenting Wisdom, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Quotes for Parents, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Truth About Parenting, Parents-Moms, Parents News

WATCH: Daddy Is Hilarious!

2013-05-16T09:13:03Z

He'll be here all night, babies.

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Read more: Multiples Laughing, The-Playroom, Cute Baby Video, Parents-Dads, Quadruplets Laughing, Quadruplet Babies Laughing at Dad, Parents-Babies, Babies Laughing Video, Video, Parents News

John Kinnear: Dear Sad Daughter In The Future

2013-05-13T16:41:03Z

Old me is going to look at you and tell you I love you, and you're going to scream at me that your life is over and that I will never understand, and you're right about at least half of that. I probably won't ever understand you. But I did once. I promise.

Read more: Video, Parents-Teens, Parents-Dads, Raising Children, Raising Teens, Fathers and Daughters, Fatherhood, Fathers, Teenagers, Parents News

Jason Good: The Conditions of Unconditional Love

2013-05-13T12:20:36Z

The ridiculous downside to parenting is clear and visceral -- that's why it's so easy and funny to complain about it. But how can I explain the upside, that enormous emotional experience, which compels us to persevere?

Read more: Funny, Parenting, Love, Kids, Oxytocin, Parents-Dads, Unconditional Love, Love Between Parent and Child, Fatherhood, Parent-Child Bonding, Bonding Hormone, Bonding, Fathers, Parents News

John Corcoran: How Not to Fly With a Toddler

2013-05-13T11:27:29Z

For those who haven't had the pleasure of doing it, taking an energetic 2-year-old on an airplane feels kind of like transporting a sack of live bees. He's constantly moving, other passengers don't want to sit too close to you and every once in awhile, you get stung.

Read more: Toddler, Parent, Flight, Fatherhood, La, Parents-Dads, Flying With Toddlers, Terrible Twos, Flying With Kids, Parents-Toddlers, Parents News

Mike Julianelle: A Letter To My Son Regarding Mother's Day

2013-05-12T01:45:42Z

We're going to brunch and we're gonna have a good time, and you're going to lay off the screaming and the tantrums and the defiance and everything else for the day.

Read more: Parenting Toddlers, Raising Toddlers, Mother's Day, Fatherhood, Mother's Day Humor, Parents-Dads, Parents-Toddlers, Terrible Twos, Celebrate Mother's Day, Parents News

David Valdes Greenwood: A Family Anywhere: What More Gay Marriage Means to My Daughter

2013-05-10T15:14:23Z

When I told my daughter that Delaware passed gay marriage this week, she was puzzled. "Why don't they already have it?"

Read more: Delaware, Dads, Gay Parents, Gay Marriage, Daughters, Marriage Equality, Parents, Parents-Dads, Fathers and Daughters, Gay Marriage Delaware, Parents News

Lorie Eber: Why Is Mother's Day A Bigger Deal Than Father's Day?

2013-05-10T06:36:47Z

With Mother's Day approaching, I feel compelled to speak up for the underappreciated dads of the world. Mother's Day is as big as the Super Bowl. So, why is Father's Day more like a junior high scrimmage?

Read more: Baby Boomers, Parents-Dads, Father's Day, Humor, Mother's Day, Mothers Day Fathers Day, Parenting, Parenting post50, Fifty News

Jamyn Edis: Ghosts of Data Past

2013-05-09T14:53:35Z

Too often, our generation is criticized for having our heads buried in our phones, checking in, messaging, photo-snapping. While that behavior can be taken to extremes, what we are leaving -- collectively, in our quotidian, often mindless behavior -- is a treasure trove of data on our times.

Read more: Social Media, Parents-Dads, Data, New Media, Entrepreneurs, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Sharing Data, Technology News

Jeff Bogle: Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Fail

2013-05-07T18:37:39Z

Take away struggle, disappointment, and heartache completely from childhood and you are left with what will become a fragile and incomplete adult.

Read more: Raising Children, Parents-Kids, Failure, Parents-Dads, Parenting, Stay at Home Dads, Parenting Advice, Parents News

Bruce Feiler: 5 Ways To Reduce Mom's Stress This Mother's Day

2013-05-07T15:40:08Z

Since we know so much more about what makes Mom unhappy these days, we also know more about how to make her happier.

Read more: Mother's Day 2013, Celebrate Mother's Day, Gary Chapman, Parents-Dads, Mother's Day, Less Stress More Living, Bruce Feiler, The Secrets of Happy Families, Happiness, Parents-Moms, Parents News

How Jim Gaffigan Ended Up With A 'Chronic And Acute Case Of Children'

2013-05-07T12:38:44Z

Before comedian Jim Gaffigan began writing his book, he knew what he DID NOT want it to be. “I didn’t want it to be ‘I hate my kids,’ and I di...

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Ron Brounes: Reflections on Boston

2013-05-06T16:04:58Z

To my daughters, a bad day simply means "time out" and a meal without dessert. Bad guys look like Darth Vader and the Joker and they don't know about Adam Lanza or Timothy McVeigh. I fear those conversations are coming one day soon.

Read more: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sandy Hook, Adam Lanza, Timothy McVeigh, Boston Marathon, Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Talking to Kids About Boston, Sean Collier, Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard, Columbine, Parents-Dads, Run for the Rose, Lu Lingzi, Fun Run, Bombing, Oklahoma City Bombing, Parents News

David Geller: My Advice to My Graduating Son: I Hope You Fail

2013-05-06T13:18:34Z

Failure is a very powerful force. It's in experiencing failure that we all learn, and if we are resilient and recognize the role failure has in our lives, we ultimately become the person we are meant to be, doing what we are meant to do. Failure is the path to wisdom.

Read more: College Grads, Graduation, Parents-Dads, Fathers and Sons, Sons, Failure, Fatherhood, Advice for College Grads, Parents News

Steve Wiens: What Parents Of Little Kids Need To Admit To Themselves

2013-05-03T17:02:32Z

There are many moments when I have no idea how I'm going to make it until their bedtime. The constant demands, the needs and the fighting are fingernails across the chalkboard every single day.

Read more: Raising Sons, Parents-Dads, Infertility, Growing Up Too Fast, Fathers and Sons, Sons, Fatherhood, Parenting Advice, Brothers, Fathers, Parents News

David Vienna: Why the Blogger Scared of Raising Twins Has It Wrong

2013-05-02T15:24:34Z

Right now, you're worried about you. It's not about you, it hasn't been since your first kid was born. Stop thinking about how raising twins will suck and start thinking about which superhero you want to be when the three of you storm Lex Luthor's fortress in the backyard.

Read more: Pregnancy, Fatherhood, Parenting, Twins, Dads, Kids, Family, Parents-Dads, Infertility, Fathers and Sons, Raising Twins, Parents News

LOOK: Dad Leaves Frightening (Yet Hilarious) SIgns Around The House

2013-05-02T15:09:01Z

As the old saying goes, "when the girls are away, the boys will play." Or in this case, when Mom is away, Dad will set the house on fire and let the k...

Read more: Funny Dad Note, Dad Leaves Signs Around House, The-Playroom, Dad Leaves Notes for Moms, Dad Leaves Signs When Mom Leaves, Parents-Dads, Parents News

Gary Karton: Discovering the Gift of a Learning Disability

2013-05-01T16:04:23Z

When I had kids, I promised myself that I would do everything in my power to encourage them to love reading. I knew firsthand that lectures wouldn't work. They didn't work on me. Instead, for the first time in my life, I embraced reading.

Read more: Magic, Teaching, Learning Disability, Reading, Books, Learning, Parents-Dads, Reading to Kids, Parents News

LOOK: 7-Year-Old's Note Is One Big Guilt Trip

2013-05-01T14:37:02Z

Today's cute kid note is really a massive guilt trip, if we've ever seen one. In Dad's defense, he probably really, really needs to get some sleep.

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LOOK: Twin Sisters, Through Their Father's Eyes

2013-05-01T13:32:40Z

It's no secret that having children changes a person. You might start saying things that make no sense out of context. Or, repeat clichés you hated t...

Read more: Parents-Dads, Geoff Black, Twins, Geoff Black Daughters, Sisters, Geoff Black Twin Photos, Photos of Twins, Amateur Photography, Geoff Black Twins, Identical Twins, Geoff Black Photos, Sibling Photos, Parents News

Kelly M. Flanagan: A Daddy's Letter to His Little Girl (About Her Future Husband)

2013-04-30T15:44:22Z

I don't care if he doesn't follow his wallet -- as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don't care if he is strong -- as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart.

Read more: Dads Daughters Dating, Dads Daughters, Kids and Dating, Parents-Dads, Daddys-Little-Girl, Dating, A Letter to My Daughter, Parents News

Len Filppu: What Time 's Article on Older Dads Did Not Report

2013-04-30T15:27:11Z

You see, being a dad in midlife is not about superficial externals such as dying one's hair or getting a facelift to pass as a younger man. It's an inside job. It's about accepting the unique realities and learning to accentuate the many attributes mature men bring to the table.

Read more: Motherhood, Fatherhood, Older Dads, Parenthood, Older Moms, Benefits of Becoming a Parent Later in Life, Too Old to Be a Dad, Parents-Dads, Benefits of Older Parents, Older Parents, Boomer Dads, Tara Thean, Health Risks of Older Parents, Parents News

Pete Wilgoren: Dadmissions: The New Boogieman

2013-04-29T11:58:30Z

I asked her what the kids do if Mr PC comes. Someone gets on the loud speaker and warns everyone that Mr. PC is there. She said they then lock the doors, turn off the lights and hide. They practice to prepare. She said the drills can be scary,

Read more: Public Schools, Parents-Dads, Parenting, School Shootings, Dadmissions, Parents-Moms, Parents, Parents News