Why do parents attempt to fit a square peg in a round hole? When new parents try their best to force a child to be gender-neutral, I find it to be totally ridiculous. Boys and girls are inherently, fundamentally, and irreconcilably different. In this article…
Category: Parenting
Gwen Stephani on how motherhood is ‘not what you think it’s going to be’
From her new Vogue interview: “Getting to the studio and not being able to make it happen, but missing out on being at home, missing out on putting the kids down. What’s more important? I felt so guilty,” she tells…
The Real, Complex Connection Between Single-Parent Families and Crime – The Atlantic
In a recent post, “Single Moms Can’t be Scapegoated for the Crime Rate Anymore,” Philip Cohen tries to correct what he sees as an injustice in the way the United States’ crime rate is discussed. He writes that many pundits…
Kramer.com vs. Kramer.com
By PAMELA PAUL Published: November 23, 2012 New York Times MOST divorced couples would probably prefer not to see each other. Ever again. But when you share custody of your children, you have to assume a certain amount of face-to-face time…
What is the problem with Disney princesses?
In the notes of my son’s class, there was information about dressing up for Halloween. There was a specific note that said “no Disney princess costumes because they ask girls to be docile (sleep for 100 years, stay in a…
Titles have meaning
Be careful what you wish for…’cause you just might get it…and not like it. Was there a massive protest in French society to come up with this legislation? Were there millions of mothers and fathers crying out for massive change?…
I’M A MOM
This is a GREAT article. I saw it in the New Yorker Magazine and thought I’d share. Please read it when you get a chance: Mrs. Romney says there would not even be an America without moms, and she is…
The Contempt for Dads
I don’t take this stuff that seriously. Guys With Kids is yet another stupid sitcom. I watched the pilot a few minutes ago on Hulu and read a review on the show in Esquire. I’ll never watch the show ever again. Steven…
MAN UP!!! This is life…welcome to the real world
Having kids will change everything. It seems that things are magical after you find out you are about to have a baby. You have the baby shower, get the gifts, you go out and purchase the crib, look at strollers,…
Captive Audience
Every morning when I pick up my kids from my ex-wife at 7:15AM, my kids get in the car, we say hello to each other and are on our way to school. We don’t get very far if there is…
A mother AND a father?
Few things hamper a child as much as not having a father at home. “As a feminist, I didn’t want to believe it,” says Maria Kefalas, a sociologist who studies marriage and family issues and co-authored a seminal book on low-income…
Daddy Skills
A special shout out to all of us fathers who know EXACTLY what he is rappin’ about. This generally applies to dads that spent most of the day with our kids. The stay at home moms already know this stuff.…
Single Fatherhood in New York City
I recently did an interview for a graduate student of journalism at Columbia University. She found me through a post I made on a website about single parenthood and thought I would be a good person to talk with about…
Responsibility
Looking back at how my parents raised me, I realize how important the lessons of responsibility are to children. I remember my father always reminding me to clean my room. He would make me take out the garbage, mow the…
John The Lion
As I was putting my kids to bed recently, I felt like I was just getting a little closer to my kids. I already feel a strong bond with both of my children, but the little things we do with…
