Seated at a table this past spring in the courtyard of a nursing home, I squeezed into the frame of […]
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Pandemic Mother’s Day Can Still Be Special. Here’s How.
As Pandemic Mother’s Day 2020 approaches, we offer tips on making her day without you leaving home (though she might get out for a bit).
Don’t Be the Mom, Guys. Be a Dad as Only a Dad Can Be
Moms are awesome, but that doesn’t mean that we dads have to be mom. We can’t compete on that level, my man. It’s a losing game.
Sorry, Mom, for All the Many Mistakes I Made in My Childhood
I need to atone for some things. So sorry, Mom: I hope that by apologizing for my crazy kid mistakes will buy me some good parenting karma.
Lower Parenting Bar for ‘SuperMom’ Status, Raise it for ‘SuperDad’
Feel free to praise a dad going above and beyond, but hold off when he is just parenting. Save some of that praise for the everyday tasks for the SuperMoms who does it every day with little appreciation.
Is It Creepy to Call Your Partner ‘Mommy’ or ‘Daddy’?
I get that some people find it fetishizing and/or infantilizing. But is Mommy or Daddy such as a bad thing to be called by a loved one?