Four months into the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a weird and stupid trend that somehow outweirds and outstupids all the weirdness and stupidity: indignant refusals to wear a mask in confined, public spaces. These bad actors — … Read More
You’re A Dad Because Science and Evolution Said So
If you’re like us, you’ve spent the last several weeks developing a deep appreciation for science (and not just because it’s suddenly your job to teach your kid how a cell divides). No matter how … Read More
The Big Dad Energy of “Some Good News”
Well, that didn’t take long. In just his fourth episode of Some Good News, the YouTube channel launched by actor/director John Krasinski, his message of “Let’s try to counterbalance our nonstop dread” reached beyond the … Read More
Episode 27: Stress and the Uncompleted Feedback Loop (with Jonathan Baxter)
Most parents have grown accustomed to accommodating stress in our lives, but the known unknowns of Quarantine Life are really stoking the furnace. So we asked therapist and 2020 Summit alum Jonathan Baxter, LMHC to … Read More
Gender Inequality Is A Sham
Last month, Dad 2.020DC ThreeNote speaker and Slate contributor Dan Kois wrote “America Is A Sham,” outlining proscriptions and penalties that have been miraculously withdrawn for the coronavirus quarantine. If the TSA can waive its … Read More
Episode 25: Coronavirus Q&A for Expectant Fathers (with Craig Garfield)
Remember when you learned you were having a Spring baby? And you got excited, because that’s when Winter recedes, nature is reborn, and there isn’t a global pandemic at all? If you’re expecting a child … Read More
Another Week In the Upside Down
If we could point to a date when COVID-19 first grabbed the public’s attention, you could make a case for March 11, when the WHO declared a pandemic, the president addressed the nation on network … Read More
In the Age of Netflix and Children
Remember BBC Dad, the political science professor who went viral when his kids burst into his office during an online interview? Today we are all him, trying to work from home and help manage our … Read More
Parenting, Pandemics, and Closing the Social Distance
Happy Friday the 13th! How’s your week going? If you’re like us, your job (if you still have one) has told you to telecommute, your kids are home from school and full of questions, your … Read More