At a time when many of us are about to gather with people we (hopefully) love, we’re starting to pay more attention to those who don’t get nearly enough. Adult loneliness has become such an … Read More
FoF: Your “Dad Christmas” May Vary
Last weekend, Saturday Night Live aired a short film called “Dad Christmas,” when two kids spend the holiday at their newly-single dad’s crappy apartment (complete with a broken futon, “inside cigarettes,” and Deirdre the New … Read More
Fatherhood Is A Gift
We’re back! After a week off for #BlackFriday and #SmallBusinessSaturday and #CyberMonday and myriad other hashtags designed to foment mass consumerism, we’ve been spending this week concentrating on a spree of benefaction that began with … Read More
FoF: When Fatherhood Keeps The Fires At Bay
A lot of parenting relies on establishing a routine to help stave off the chaos. Routines range from the fluidly flexible to the set in stone, and they give parenting its pace, the beat we … Read More
FoF: When Social Media Literally #NailedIt
If you’re hanging around Franklin, Massachusetts, today, you might see more people than usual walking around with painted fingernails. This is just the latest development in the worldwide whirlwind of attention that has descended on … Read More
FoF: Keep Calm and Baby-Carry On
There’s this guy who co-hosts a morning chat show in Great Britain who likes to stir things up for attention. We’re not going to give his compulsive provocations any more oxygen by showing his face … Read More
FoF: Amid The Storm, A Calming Brees
Earlier this week, Saints quarterback Drew Brees set the NFL record for passing yards in front of a nationwide Monday Night Football audience. And amid the massive celebration, among the bright lights and a frenzied … Read More
FoF: Closer To The Bad Things
If there’s anything positive to glean from the splenetic donnybrook of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, it’s that 1) women are finding the courage to tell how they have been annoyed, unnerved, and/or terrified by men, … Read More
FoF: Dads Put the “Fun” In Crowdfunding
Dads are givers. From advice to hugs, time to support, cash to more cash, dads provide their kids with the means to pursue their goals and be the best them they can be. As we … Read More
FoF: It’s You We Like
One of the first topics we ever tackled at Dad 2.0 was the depiction of dads on TV, and how art has as much power to influence life as to imitate it. The Emmy organizers … Read More