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The Dumbest Dumb-Dad Story of All Time is Resurrected
Posted on17. Mar, 2009 by Brian Reid.
Those with long memories will remember that about 5 years ago, I went all apoplectic over a Parenting magazine piece that suggested that women treat their husbands like children. Literally. The only saving grace was that the piece was entombed in the print edition and — or so I thought — was now safely rotting in [...]
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Dads and Breastfeeding
Posted on16. Mar, 2009 by Brian Reid.
The piece of writing that is now burning up the intertubes is Hannah Rosin’s Atlantic attack on breastfeeding. It’s one of those articles that needed to be written, but I must admit to having read the piece only *after* DaddyType’s elegant takedown. DT should be required reading alongside the Atlantic piece. My brief pass through [...]
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You Know What's Funny, According to ABC? Laid-Off Dads …
Posted on16. Mar, 2009 by Brian Reid.
I have spent a lot of time over the past few years gleefully pointing out that there is very little humor to be squeezed out of at-home fatherhood. The “Mr. Mom” no longer works; most Americans simply do not find dads that can’t change a diaper or talk about tough issues with their kids to [...]