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David Lesser

About David Lesser

David Lesser is a New Jersey-based member of the NYC Dads Group and a former stay-at-home dad. He formally wrote the blog Amateur Idiot/Professional Dad.

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SAHDs and 5 Myths These At-Home Parents Have to Confront

August 21, 2018 by David Lesser

You can’t trust stay-at-home dads to be alone with your children because they are perverts incapable of nurturing. Uh, no.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, NYC Tagged With: gender roles, stay-at-home parents

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Bread-Winning Wife Isn’t Killing At-Home Husband. Not On Purpose

June 14, 2018 by David Lesser

A study says a bread-winning wife may cause her less financially successful spouse to die younger. A stay-at-home dad pleads his case … to his wife.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, NYC Tagged With: humor, working moms

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Get Your Child’s Ears Pierced at a Tattoo Parlor? Yes, You Should

March 20, 2018 by David Lesser

A good tattoo parlor is maintained to exacting standards with well-trained, certified professionals — not minimum-wage earners at the mall — so get your kid’s ears pierced the right way.

Filed Under: NYC, parenting advice Tagged With: daughters, growing up, life lessons, milestones

Another Parent Yell at Your Child? Here’s How to Handle It

February 8, 2018 by David Lesser

It really takes a village to raise a child not to be a douche. Unfortunately, sometimes the villagers yell and threaten when they shouldn’t.

Filed Under: NYC, parenting advice Tagged With: anger, behavior, birthday, emotions, humor, social life

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Parenting Trends Predicted that, Thankfully, Never Happened

December 19, 2017 by David Lesser

Parents with too much money were clearly on-trend in 2015 based on these misguided predictions on raising and celebrating our kids..

Filed Under: NYC, parenting styles Tagged With: active parenting, humor, trends

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Genius Today, Dunce Tomorrow: Take Milestones Lightly, Parents

August 29, 2017 by David Lesser

Our children’s accomplishments will, hopefully, lead to other milestones and sources of pride for us and them. Still, don’t get cocky!

Filed Under: education, NYC, parenting advice Tagged With: milestones

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