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3 Ways Coaching My Kids' Teams Made Me a Better Dad

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How My Anxiety Makes Being a Good Dad And Husband Hard

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My Son Has Two Dads. This Is What Happened When He Started Calling Every Woman He Met 'Mommy.'

By Alexander Fernández

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By Jeremy Michael Wilson

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The Surprising Reason My Daughter Wants to Be 'Elsa' For Halloween Like many parents-to-be, my wife and I had made plans to protect our daughter from the cultural currents that teach girls to be pretty, docile, and demure.

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How I Handled the Family Pressure After Getting My Girlfriend Pregnant The pressure to get married after 'knocking someone up' is unfair to the parents and to the child. Here's how we dealt with it.

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4 Important Life Lessons My Kids Learn From Watching Cooking Shows Surprisingly, these shows teach more than just how to make a delicious soufflé.

Why My Oldest Child Is Already More Courageous Than I’ll Ever Be "As a kid, I had four older siblings to guide me. Sam is on his own."

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