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Tag: parenting
Posted inArts & Culture
Dada Woof Papa Hot shows that modern parenthood’s not just for straight people
“Isn’t being normal the most radical thing of all?” God no!
Posted inColumns & Opinion
By helping young black fathers, Sheldon Smith has become a ‘hero’
The founder of the Bronzeville-based Dovetail Project is honored by CNN Heroes.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Without addressing racism, Mayor Emanuel’s violence-prevention plan will fail
Systemic racial prejudice was the single-biggest missing element from Rahm’s “major speech.”
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A scary outbreak of “numerical illiteracy” in the press
The New York Times‘ numerical errors include breast cancer fatality rates, STD “epidemics” and gifted boys vs. girls.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Septuagenarian seeks submissive sex
Dan on adventuring after marriage—and sex after 70.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Is my maybe gay kid maybe fooling around with Gomer?
Advice for a dad whose closeted son may be fooling around behind closed doors, and more.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Let the undergrads come
Dan fields students’ queries on open relationships, bisexuals, and appropriate uses of whipped cream
Posted inBlogs
Never mind the maternal imperative—my years as a stay-at-home dad were my best so far
When I became the stay-at-home parent, I worried about whether dads could comfort babies as well as moms can.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Savage Love: ‘How do you get spanked wrong?’
Plus: How to please your man when you don’t like anal, a mom is worried about her daughter’s fetish, and more
Posted inBlogs
Good advice I’ve never gotten
What you should have learned in college or from your folks; 46 varieties of male privilege; why it’s so hard for magazines (and blogs) to keep it real; and the imperishable value of mediocrity.
Posted inBlogs
Inferior decoration and bad advice
James Lileks is a lot funnier when he’s attacking defenseless ephemera.
Posted inNews & Politics
Sins of the Mother
She survived drugs, prostitution, and prison. Now comes the hard part: getting her kids back.