An Essay by Ron Collins For over a year now I have been researching the US federal government’s programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). I have made a number of significant findings, which I introduce below, but the…
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The Birds & The Bees | Ep. 7 | Fatherhood
Bryan Cranston, Rainn Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Mike Meyers, Jerry Stahl, Tim Robbins, Phil Rosenthal, Joshua Malina, and Stephen Moyer discuss when to have “the talk” with your children.
About ‘Fatherhood’: Hank Azaria’s touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad.
Being a Kid With Your Kid | Ep. 4 | Fatherhood
Hank Azaria gets to the bottom of the age-old question: Can you be a friend AND a parent?
About ‘Fatherhood’: Hank Azaria’s touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad.
The Good Enough Parent | Ep. 3 | Fatherhood
Learning that it’s OK to make mistakes isn’t easy. Watch as Hank Azaria talks to friends and experts about getting through it all.
About ‘Fatherhood’: Hank Azaria’s touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad.
Let me just add this. The story about the subway at around 2:40 is one of my WORST nightmares. Fortunately it has never happened to me:
Standoffs and Tantrums | Ep. 2 | Fatherhood
Hank Azaria discovers parenting is not for the faint-hearted as he navigates the terrible three’s.
About ‘Fatherhood’: Hank Azaria’s touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad.
Hank Azaria, Kevin Bacon and Bryan Cranston on fatherhood
Celebrity dads including Kevin Bacon, Bryan Cranston and Mike Myers open up to Hank Azaria as he quizzes them about fatherhood in this candid documentary series.
It’s not often you’ll see Hollywood personalities speaking so openly and honestly about such an intimate subject, but Hank ‘s frank questioning encourages his friends to speak from the heart.
Hank is best known for his work on The Simpsons. He provides the voices for Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy.
Although his work is loved by children the world over, Hank had never seen the appeal of having kids of his own. He’d reached an age when many of his friends had started families and so he set out to make a documentary about what makes someone want to be a father.
But in the process of filming Hank’s girlfriend discovers she is pregnant causing Hank to rethink the documentary and turn it into a very personal and touching record of his journey into fatherhood, as he seeks advice from his famous friends.
The Campus Rape Myth
by Heather Mac Donald, City Journal Winter 2008 – an excerpt: It’s a lonely job, working the phones at a college rape crisis center. Day after day, you wait for the casualties to show up from the alleged campus rape…
Men Its Time To Boycott Marriage Until Laws Change & Here Is Why! Pt 1
I have been checking Tommy Sotomayor out for a while. He tells it like it is.
I’ve been asking the same question to many of my female friends and no one can seem to give an answer:
Why SHOULD men get married?
“You’re a stay-at-home mom? What do you DO all day?”
This is the kind of thing I have been exploring for years. I’m glad to see more push back on the notion that people need to just drop their kids off for someone else to raise. The role of the…
Trust
I discovered an image that perfectly explains the natural difference in parenting styles of mothers and fathers on THIS blog. I had to repost: “My father used to do this with me when I was a baby. People always looked…
The marriage crisis
If people only knew how horrible divorce REALLy is, there wouldn’t be so many of them: An excerpt from this article: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/01/2928280/the-marriage-crisis.html Marriage in America is disintegrating. According to the Census in 2013, only 48 percent of Americans were married —…
Judith Grossman: A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast
An Excerpt from this article: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324600704578405280211043510 I am a feminist. I have marched at the barricades, subscribed to Ms. magazine, and knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates committed to women’s rights. Until a month ago, I would…
When is a sperm donor a father – Part II
Men…as much as we think we live in 2014, the domestic relation laws are written as if it is 1954. Why isn’t this woman’s ex-partner held responsible for child support? She was the partner right? She is allowed to walks…
Stop being ashamed of being men
By Rick Johnson Better Dads Ministry, Roseberg Oregon From this article: http://oregonfaithreport.com/2014/01/the-war-on-men/ Guys, we need to stop being ashamed of being men. Virtually every behavior that is natural to a man is now being criticized and we are made to feel…
Ex-spouses can get along — and not just for the holidays
This CAN happen: An excerpt from his article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/22/divorce-holidays-relationships/4040525/ Judy and John Reggio of Cranford, N.J., divorced in February after almost 17 years of marriage — but they’re not going to let that get in the way of some holiday traditions.…
How Your Dad Determines Your Adult Relationships with Men
Father matter…for boys AND for girls. An excerpt from this article: http://www.itscheating.com/relationships/how-your-dad-determines-your-adult-relationships-with-men/ Psychologists traditionally focus on the mother/child relationships and mostly ignore fathers, especially the father/daughter relationship. However, new research is increasingly concluding that fathers greatly influence their daughter’s self-esteem,…
Divorce Corp Reviews…so far
“Any divorce survivor will see rueful reminders of a destructive process. Any engaged couple should see it, period….” – Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Documentary tackles the divorce industry with the same zeal as the lawyers it rebukes….” – Eric Monder Film Journal International
“Infuriating, but lacking the balance to be the take-down of a corrupt system that it claims to be….” – Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service
“After you see this entertaining documentary, you will be depressed about the U.S. divorce industry and may vow never to get married or have kids…” – Harvey S. Karten Compuserve
“The feel good movie of the year!!!” – Clayton Craddock The SoCraddock Method
The Calm After The Storm – Your Relationship With Your Ex After Divorce
When will things get better. Does this ever end? Those were two things I asked several men while I was going through my divorce. Many of them said, “NO!” I say yes. But, only if certain things take place before…
Deadbeat Parents? State-Mandated Child Support Hurts The Ones It’s Supposed To Help
An excerpt from this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-kellner/deadbeat-parents-stateman_b_2839817.html By Ellen Kellner – Mindful thinker and author of ‘The Pro Child Way®: Parenting with an Ex’ Divorce attorneys are familiar with the child-support focus of their clients. “It’s the elephant in the room”, says one Palm Springs attorney who is…
Fatherlessness Begets Fatherlessness
An excerpt from this article: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303433304579304493099001588?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion The Moralistic Fallacy – by JAMES TARANTO How value judgments cloud social thought. It may be true that fatherlessness begets fatherlessness, but widespread illegitimacy is a recent phenomenon whose ultimate causes demand inquiry. In his landmark…
