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Not-So-Party of Five

By Donna Freydkin

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Your Child Is Not There to Support You

By Virginia Pelley

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What I Wish My Father Talked to Me About, According to 13 Children

By Matt Christensen

31 Damn Good Pieces of Parenting Advice From Dads Who've Been There

If You Need to Command Your Family's Respect, You've Already Lost It

By Virginia Pelley

How to Say Goodbye to Your Kid

By Craig Froehle

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I'm Part Good Dad, Part Good Mom My version of fathering doesn't fit neatly into the usual categories.

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How Catholic Dads Protect the Youngest Members of the Flock In light of a Pittsburgh grand jury report which shined a light on hundreds of Catholic predator priests, involved Catholic dads may help protect kids and hold the church accountable.

The Daily Ritual That Makes Me a Calmer, More Present Dad It makes me a better father, husband, and all-around person.

How Parental Attachment Affects the Way Everyone Loves, Works, and Votes Peter Lovenheim, author of the new book 'The Attachment Effect', explains how the quality of our earliest attachment to our parents changes the way we engage in all our relationships.

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When My Kid Got in the Way of My Dream, I Gave Up My Dreams All parents have to make some sacrifices for their kids. Mine was my ambition to make it big as a stand-up comedian.

Alaska Brought My Son Back to Me My son, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, was starting to slip away. So I planned a trip to Alaska that changed everything.

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This Dad Lost 100 Pounds to Keep Up with His Toddler "I can’t even describe the high I got when my son would say stuff like, ‘Daddy! You look so different!’"

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Confessions of an Asshole Sports Dad Am I making my kids run extra laps when they don't hustle? No. But I do want them to want to win.

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Dads Get Bored With Their Kids. That’s Okay. Here’s How to Cope. It’s easy to feel bored with kids in the short term, but raising a healthy, emotionally stable child is a long-term investment.

How I’m Teaching My Kids to Not Be Approval-Seekers I have a nasty habit of seeking approval from everyone and everything. Here's how I plan on making sure my kids don't.

This Forgotten Mob Epic Is One Big Meditation on Fatherhood The 2002 film starring Tom Hanks and director by Sam Mendes has a lot to say about fatherhood.

How I Finally Found a Shared Activity That Helped Me Bond With My Son Who knew an Indiana Jones pinball machine would bring my son and I so close?

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How I Finally Learned to Stop Pushing My Insecurities on My Kid Your perspective of your children is muddied by your own experience. You recognize in them who you are and who you were.

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Why I’m Happy to Be a Boring Dad The byproduct of being around all the time is that I am the uncool parent.

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I’m Teaching My Kids (and Myself) to Be Bored Again It won't be easy. But I’ve decided to lean into being truly bored and to show my kids how to handle it.

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Lessons From a Dad Who’s Fostered More Than 50 Kids I'm the biological father of three children. But, over the years, my wife and I have fostered or adopted more than 50 children.

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