Tag: fatherhood

Divorce Game

Here is some unsolicited advice to people going through a divorce. Listen to some comedy. When you are grieving and having a rough time, comic releif will help tremendously. It certainly helped me during my battle with my ex. Here…

Becoming a Parent

The Pursuit of Happyness author Chris Gardner on the importance of fatherhood, and the commitment he made at age 5 regarding his future as a father. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JZ42d-Dsg&w=420&h=315]   Chris Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New…

Fatherhood…a social role

Fatherhood is a social role: a pattern of expectations for male behavior that socializes men by encouraging them to protect and nurture their offspring, The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood is that biological paternity produces a child, fatherhood…

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…

Fatherhood…a social role

Fatherhood is a social role: a pattern of expectations for male behavior that socializes men by encouraging them to protect and nurture their offspring, The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood is that biological paternity produces a child, fatherhood…

Divorce is deceptive

“Divorce is deceptive. Legally it is a single event, but psychologically it is a chain–sometimes a never-ending chain–of events, relocations, and radically shifting relationships strung through time, a process that forever changes the lives of the people involved.” Judith Wallerstein…

The Career Mystique

The disgraced politician or the retiring sports star comes to the podium and says, “I am going to spend more time with my family….”  The 35-40 year old woman talks to her inner circle of friends about her biological clock…

you can act like a MAN!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbKkHQlsKQk&w=560&h=315]   “You spend time with your family?…….Good……Because  man that doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man” A great line from a great movie. I feel our culture should make family a priority. We…

The Cost Of Delaying Marriage

I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this. The Cost of Delaying Marriage by Danielle Crittenden   From What Our Mothers Didn’t Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman by Danielle Crittenden. © 1999 by Danielle Crittenden.  This article was published on…

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…