Versions of this piece have appeared on MegaSAHD.com and The Good Men Project. Republished here with permission. My son is 6. He has a thing he does lately where he puts his wide-open mouth about a tenth of an inch from my nose. Then he just freezes there, panting on my nose. After the 500th […]
Filmmaker Gregory Collins describes the sometimes-dirty job of being a hands-on stay-at-home dad in the world today. There is a turd in the bathtub. Again. I have studied my daughter’s digestive patterns extensively, and I thought I had this sorted. My calculus is off. Or maybe it is the plums. Nevermind the turd. What the […]
The terms “boyfriend/girlfriend” hardly encompass what Maria Peña and her partner, Matt, are to each other, but they are not legally married. And she’s tired of having to explain why—when they are as committed to each other and each other’s children as any married couple could be. “How do you refer to each other?” It […]
There’s no guide to explaining to young children why their father left, as Katerina Zacharia—the mother of Demitri and Jaya—found out. But she’s going with her gut, and she’s doing just fine. The other day, we were driving home after the daycare pickup when Demitri cocked his head to the side and in the same […]
This piece was originally published on New York Family magazine. Republished here with permission. Whether it’s out of a desire for an equal and supportive relationship—or out of necessity—families are recognizing that life is a lot more manageable when both parents are competent, caring and willing to share the load. Parenting in partnership isn’t always […]
Lyla Cicero is the odd-woman-out in her mothers’ group: Because her husband is not only a supportive father, he’s an excellent husband. So why does she feel the need to hide it? The first time it happened, I was at a Mothers of Multiples Club welcome brunch. My fantasy was that my terror at the […]
Versions of this article have appeared on QueerRockLove.com and also on The Bilerico Project. Republished here with permission. Here we go again. For Texas families with elementary-aged kids, every school year seems to include at least one unit on families. My son, Waylon, is in third grade, so we’ve been around this thorny mulberry bush […]
After a tasteless ad campaign in which dads were portrayed as helpless when it comes to childcare, Huggies’ facebook page was inundated with outraged consumers. That response and subsequent revamping of the ads marked a turning point in the Fatherhood Revolution, which has been building steam over the last two decades, says Al Watts. Dads […]
