It involves juggling my kid’s Zoom-call cameos and a new beat, and checking in on my homies.
Tag: parenting
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!
By helping young black fathers, Sheldon Smith has become a ‘hero’
The founder of the Bronzeville-based Dovetail Project is honored by CNN Heroes.
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.”
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.
Septuagenarian seeks submissive sex
Dan on adventuring after marriage—and sex after 70.
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.
Let the undergrads come
Dan fields students’ queries on open relationships, bisexuals, and appropriate uses of whipped cream
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.
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
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.
Inferior decoration and bad advice
James Lileks is a lot funnier when he’s attacking defenseless ephemera.
Sins of the Mother
She survived drugs, prostitution, and prison. Now comes the hard part: getting her kids back.