Mothers aren’t always right. Lynn Beisner recalls an incident when a decision she made as a mother was wrong—very wrong—and her husband proved how skilled he was as a parent. Before the night of The Monsters Under the Bed Incident, which I will describe shortly, I believed that fathers were parents in name only. I […]
Al Watts, a stay-at-home dad for the last decade, discusses the findings of a new study released yesterday that analyzes fatherhood in the 21st century and how it affects moms and dads in the workplace. When we decided I would become an at-home dad, we didn’t consider how it would affect my career or my […]
Alé Dalton is Hispanic, and her husband is white. Today, they celebrate the Supreme Court case that made their marriage possible. Today is a day of celebration in my home. Forty-five years ago, two brave people who stood up for their love gave me the greatest gift I never asked for but couldn’t imagine living […]
Ken Miller is a stay-at-home dad, and was unable to open a credit account at Target because he doesn’t have an income. So his wife had to open it for him. Has anyone heard of the Credit CARD Act of 2009? It’s a federal law, backed up by a number of regulations, that changed many things, […]
Karen Roberts always wanted children, so when “the one” hadn’t come along by the time she was in her late-30s, she decided to have a child on her own. She discusses that decision and offers support for other women considering it. I am a single mom who started out single. I had a child on […]
To instill a sense of independence in their son and to prove to him how much his parents valued their autonomy, Courtney Sieloff and her husband combined their last names and created a brand new surname for their son. Picking a first name for a new child can be a fun, silly, serious, and important […]
Eric Sentell’s father pushed his son to figure things out on his own, even if it meant making mistakes along the way. As a result, he gained confidence and independence. He challenges parents today to stop running to their children’s rescue, and let them learn to navigate the world on their own. Parenting has been […]
In response to a recent Washington Post article that asserts that two-parent households are better, Perry Threlfall defends single motherhood and says that getting married just to raise a child could prove disastrous. In her recent Washington Post opinion piece, “20 years later, it turns out Dan Quayle was right about Murphy Brown and unmarried […]
