Vincent O’Keefe, a full-time stay-at-home dad, offers his take on the new romantic comedy What To Expect When You’re Expecting. On the promotional website for the film What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, author of the classic advice guide, declares: “As a passionate dad-vocate, I’ve been determined since the start of this process […]
Holly Kearl’s parents have always been her greatest fans. And whether it was teaching her to fight for what was right, or leading by example, she says she owes much of her success to those lessons from her mother and father. As my parents Beckie Weinheimer and Alan Kearl often say, in our family, we […]
This originally appeared on The Achilles Effect. Republished here with permission. About a year ago, Lisa Bloom wrote an article called “How to Talk to Little Girls” in which she encouraged her readers to talk to young girls about who they are and what they do rather than how they look. I would like to […]
A few decades ago, calling an at-home dad “Mr. Mom” may have been as funny as the famous Michael Keaton movie, but times have changed, and Al Watts thinks that nickname should too. In 1983, a very funny movie starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr was released called Mr. Mom. It’s not so funny to […]
This originally appeared on Huffington Post. Republished here with permission. Nothing drives me as crazy as those women who act like some horrible tragedy has befallen my children and me when they hear I am divorced…yes, twice. I can never believe people like that still exist in this day and age, and I’m always shocked […]
Despite the pain she feels from her father’s absence, Katerina Zacharia’s 5-year-old daughter still understands the immensity of that loss for her mother and brother, too. Sitting in an airport waiting for a delayed flight to Las Vegas to attend a conference, all I can see and feel is my daughter, Jaya. She’s at home […]
As Mother’s Day nears, Sarah Jackson remembers all the women who deeply influenced her, who mothered her in their own ways, and made her the woman she is today. I’ve been thinking about Mother’s Day. It’s hard not to think about motherhood these days as both a woman who might make the choice to be […]
Kate McGuinness’ mother smothered her growing up, so when Kate became a mother, she refused to parent her son similarly. But without those scarring experiences, she wouldn’t be as good a parent as she is today, so for that, she’s thankful. Like many new parents, I swore I would not raise my child the way […]
