Matt Christensen, Author at Fatherly

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Matt Christensen

12 Dads on How They're Balancing Work and Child Care During Coronavirus

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Boomer Parents Ignoring Covid-19? Here's What To Say

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How Having a Second Child Changed My Marriage

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11 Parents on Why They Banished Grandma and Grandpa

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12 Women on What It's Like to Date Divorced Men

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40 Men on Turning 40: What Modern Men Feel About Reaching Middle Age

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The Moment I Knew I Didn't Want Any More Kids Some decisions are by choice. Some are by necessity. Some are a complicated mixture of the two.

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25 Important Lessons Men Learned in Therapy From anxiety-reducing techniques and breakthrough lessons about accountability to eye-opening truths about growing pains and arguments, here are some of the biggest lessons men learned in therapy.

What I Learned About Being a Parent in 2019 We asked fathers to look back on 2019 and share the lessons they learned about being dads in 2019. Here's what they said.

When I Feel Most Valued and Appreciated in My Marriage, According to 16 Men Showing appreciation in a marriage is essential. But what makes men feel appreciated the most? Here's what 16 men told us.

23 Holiday Disaster Stories to Make You Feel Better About Burning The Turkey Family holidays tend to be a time when everything that could go wrong, does. They make for great memories — and very funny stories.

What Does "Being a Man" Mean to Modern Dads? We asked 15 dads "What's the most important lesson you want to teach your son about being a man?" Here's what they said.

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What I Wish My Father Talked to Me About, According to 13 Children We all have things left unsaid. We asked a group of adults the subject they wish their fathers would bring up before it's too late.

Father & Child Relationships

11 Things Stay-at-Home Moms Wish New Dads Would Do More Often We asked a group of stay-at-home moms what they wish their husbands would do more often. Here's what they said.

Tom Delonge's Search For Intelligent Life The former Blink 182 and current Angels & Airwaves frontman, who also happens to be one of our country’s leading UFO experts, opens up about parenting philosophies, his recent divorce, and cherishing all the small things.

50 Pieces of Life-Changing Parenting Advice All Dads Should Read We asked 50 dads for the best parenting advice they ever received. Their answers did not disappoint.

What It Felt Like Filing For Divorce Filing for divorce comes with a lot of unknowns. One certainty? You'll feel a lot of mixed emotions.

What I Wish I'd Done Differently in My Marriage, According to 11 Divorced Men “I should’ve quit my job. I was insufferable to be around, and she didn’t deserve that.”

12 Ways Friendship Changes When You Become a Dad Becoming a father alters all your relationships — especially friendships.

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