In a recent post in Psychology Today , Mark Banschick, M.D wrote a great explanation of the connection between fathers and sons and why fathers are needed. Single parenthood is not easy for fathers or mothers. The notion of choosing single parenthood…
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Legacy
My grandmother was born in 1918. Yes, the end of World War I. That is a long time ago. She is still alive and kicking and has lots of stories to tell. I am getting as many of them as…
Knock Knock – Daniel Beaty
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0DMcZ23kE&w=420&h=315] Find out more about him here: http://danielbeaty.com/wordpress/
Stay at Home Dad: Sacked : A Physical Education
I have been checking out the other videos of this guy on Youtube for a while. I think this is one of the funniest. When Brandon has a meeting with his son’s PE coach, he soon discovers that they don’t…
Truth
I got this
The unmarried father. We hear all the time about heroic single mothers. We hear very little about the other half of the population. Yeah, fathers can be just as heroic and can raise children without mothers. I feel it is…
Why Young Men Are Giving Up On Marriage
Suzanne Venker’s article, “The War on Men,” which appeared on the website of Fox News in late November, has become a lodestone for feminist writers who have attacked her position that the institution of marriage is threatened, not enhanced, by…
Daddy Is Babysitting Tonight
I found a great rebuttal to a post on another site regarding a father being a babysitter. I used to get asked that kind of question while I was with my kids all the time. Daddy day? When is mommy…
Ben Affleck on Fatherhood
“They’re most important in my life,” the 40-year-old Argo filmmaker said. “Family is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t mean you can’t do other stuff in your life. In fact, having a family makes whatever other thing you have that much richer.…
Gender Neutrality
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…
Why Men Are the Way They Are – Oprah -1987
I found these videos while doing some research on Dr. Warren Farrell. He was on The Oprah Winfrey show back in 1987. It’s great to look back at Oprah from this time period. She was just getting started and on…
The End of Courtship?
What is a date? What do you expect from a date? Why do you need to date anyway? What topics are you to allowed to discuss on a first date? What things are ok to say on a date? How…
Married Singe Moms?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmN7Mn6poAY&w=420&h=315]
Daughters, Too, Benefit From Influence of Good Dads
Dads model so-called masculine traits for daughters and sons. My daughter worked six days a week as an intern in her father’s company before she departed for her freshman year in college. She assembled press packets and gift bags; coordinated…
Home with dada
I think this is great. I would love to do the same thing, but compile footage of my nine years of being at home with my kids. These kinds of moments don’t last for long. Enjoy them while they are…
When is a sperm donor a father?
After putting an ad on Craigslit, an agreement was made between Jennifer Schreiner, Angela Bauer and William Marotta. William was to be the sperm donor but to not have any parental rights. The couple chooses to have the child with William.…
Are Feminists and Chivalry Natural Enemies?
Being a heterosexual man in the new millennium can be quite confusing. We understand that most women want ‘equality’, yet at times they want to be treated like a queen. Some say they want equality and don’t need a man…
A representative with testicular fortitude
It is sad that legislators in our country don’t have the BALLS to make a reasoned, rational and logical explanation of modern family law. I heard about this on various sites and though I’d share it with you. What you…
Babie’s Mommas…all of them!
“‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ will be filled with outrageous and authentic over-the-top moments that our young, diverse female audience can tweet and gossip about, ” says Cori Abraham, Senior Vice President of Development at Oxygen Media. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSNaF2r7dis&w=560&h=315] From Forbes Magazine:…
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…
