“Shouldn’t he have more words by now?” That’s the question I asked my wife just before my younger son Sam turned 15 months old. I asked again at his check-up later that week, and the … Read More
It’s time for a Dad 2.0 Scholarship, because dads take care of our own
I came from middle-class privilege, but after a 1985 vacation to Jamaica, I began to question my dumb luck. I was 8 years old, a pup, and as we were driven to a restaurant to … Read More
Motherhood means never having to say you’re sorry (and we wish you would)
Women apologize more than men. Studies have proved it. Commercial campaigns have been built around it. “Women apologize all the time,” we’re told. If anything, women need to stop saying “I’m sorry” so often. Except they don’t. While women may … Read More
The Brilliant Anxiety: Why I chose the life of a work-at-home parent
Welcome to my office. I am sitting in my family room, on my couch, typing away on my laptop. My ceiling fan turns above me, gently stirring the air. Sunlight casts louvered shadows through the … Read More
The Winter of My Disembowelment
There is a circle on the calendar. It has the flare of carelessness, heavy in red ink and light in any implications of afterthought. The date, December 8, follows on the heels of another that lives in … Read More
Welcome to Words on Wednesday!
In keeping with our new editorial direction, this is the first installment of Words on Wednesday, where we invite dads to write about something topical, interesting, or craw-invasive. This feature has a unique position, nestled … Read More
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