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I am parent, hear me roar  

I despise the term “Mr. Mom” because it implies that the only way to be a good parent is to be a mom or that raising children is “woman’s work.”  I am a father, dammit. An equal parent. And a damn good one, too.
When one hears the word “Father,” certain images spring to mind – [...]

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Longing for days gone by  

For those of you miserably eking out your days neck deep in the vomit and ire of your tantrum-prone toddler, let me clue you in: the “Terrible Twos” were nothing compared to the “I Will Stab You While You Are Sleeping Nines.” It only gets harder.
Parenting, I’ve discovered, is like true love or being hit [...]

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One of those days  

You know those days when you don’t get enough sleep and it’s Tuesday or Wednesday or some other day not a weekend and you wake up late and you have to rush the kids through breakfast and getting dressed and they seem just a little grumpier than usual and you really don’t want them to [...]

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Are your kids online? Should they be?  

I’ve just published a new article over at The Blogfathers regarding online privacy, photo sharing, and blogging about your kids. Please visit and share your comments. Here’s an excerpt:
I’ve often considered the important issue of online privacy for myself and my family. I’m not concerned with any of the crazy kidnap/murder/stalking scenarios that the media [...]

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The perils of sleeping in  

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