Tag: fatherhood
Father’s Day: Reflections from a First-Time Dad
My husband will be celebrating Father’s Day for the first time this year. I thought it would be fun to interview him and reflect...
Celebrating Father’s Day in Kansas City
Ah, the dads. They tell great jokes, cling to their cargo shorts with a passion not often seen, revel in ironic 80’s t-shirts, and...
To the Father I Had. Then, Didn’t
You left. You left, and you rarely came back. The end.
I could stop the story there, but the thing is, it doesn’t stop there....
To My Fatherless Husband on Father’s Day
Dear Husband,
It was a question that you asked during my pregnancy — “How am I supposed to be a good father when I didn’t...
Why Every Men’s Restroom Should Have A Changing Table
The dads I know give midnight feedings. The dads I know play hours of peekaboo. The dads I know cut every meal into tiny toddler...
With or Without a Map
As a husband, father, or even as a man, there are few things that will make me redline as fast as getting lost. It’s...
The Partnership of Parenting (or, “Reality Hits you Hard, Bro”)
Note: This is the fifth post in our series entitled “On Being a Dad.” For more posts from this series, click here. Stay tuned tomorrow...
No More Mr. Mom
Note: This is the fourth post in our series entitled “On Being a Dad.” For more posts from this series, click here.
Growing up, I dreamed...
But WHY, Daddy? But WHY, Daddy? But WHY, Daddy?
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should...
Making Boys into Men
Note: This is the second post in our series entitled "On Being a Dad." For more posts from this series, click here.
The other day,...
Dads Get Stretch Marks, Too
Someone once said, “It’s never a ‘good’ time to have a baby.”
It took me awhile, but I finally realized this advice isn’t a literal...
