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Do We Really Need Dad?
Posted on18. Jun, 2010 by Brian Reid.
In honor of Father’s Day, the Atlantic Monthly has decided to rain on the dad parade with a piece titled “Are Dads Necessary?” (In fairness to the Atlantic, it’s from their July issue, so they’re not actually trying to besmirch dads on Father’s Day. I think.) The Atlantic’s answer, in short: Nope. No dads needed. [...]
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The Pampers Boycott is *Off* (For Now)
Posted on18. Jun, 2010 by Brian Reid.
I don’t know how they did it — maybe they got some genetic material off of a coffee cup or something — but the Pampers people have figured out that I actually have a Y chromosome. From my inbox: Hello BRIAN, Remember when you taught the baby how to high five? Or the time the [...]
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Slate Says Dads Are Liars (And Why That’s Good)
Posted on17. Jun, 2010 by Brian Reid.
So I thought yesterday’s piece on dads and hormones was likely to be the most fascinating piece I read on fatherhood during this Father’s Day week. But Slate gave it a run for its money with an article that suggests that the results of a recent Boston College study that showed that dads are getting [...]