Behind Enemy Lines
I don’t think I can be comfortable with a man here spying on us. That man was me. A few days after my son was born in 2008, I joined a Baby Center birth group because I wanted to connect with other...
View ArticleWho Cares About Men’s Rights?
Trigger warning for mentions of suicide, domestic abuse, and rape. I do. I care about every boy that was ever called a fag or a pussy or a sissy for being emotional, or sensitive, or unathletic, or...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day
Today I come to praise fathers and, in particular, I come to praise my father. For ten years, my father woke up every morning at 4 AM so he could be at work by 5. He gave up all chance of promotion or...
View ArticleNational Household Survey Quote on Gendered Obstacles to Fluid Work/Home Task...
Via comment from Clarence “These effects probably emanate from the greater change in women’s than men’s roles,” the researchers write. “Women’s employment has increased and is accepted, men’s...
View ArticleSundry Awesome Posts
Hat tips to Tenya, MinervaB and Jose to pointing us to these great posts. Trigger warning for description of domestic violence and discussion of body issues. From Fathers and Families, a post on the...
View ArticleSomebody Please Think For The Children
One argument one hears a lot, especially when it comes to bullshit gender enforcement, is “But it will confuse the children!” We heard it about gay marriage (“Children won’t understand how someone can...
View ArticleI Told Her I Was a Stay at Home Dad. And That’s When She Started Laughing.
Chris Bernholdt didn’t expect to laughed at for being a stay at home dad, but found solace in the words of one of the first songs ever written — I feel like Rodney Dangerfield. Sometimes, I just don’t...
View ArticleMen Want To Spend More Time At Home – Even If It Means Taking A Pay Cut
View image | gettyimages.com Of course male ‘breadwinners’ are keen on reducing their time at work. Working long hours is bad for your health and well being. ______ By Shireen Kanji We’re all...
View ArticleHow My Girlfriends’ Facebook Posts are Propping Up the Glass Ceiling
Let’s start telling all of our children they can be anything they want to be, including stay at home parents. — I was recently at yet another women’s leadership conference, surrounded by women and...
View ArticleContemplation after 15 Years of Being A Stay-at-Home Dad
Brian Glennon takes just a minute to compile his thoughts after a decade and a half being home with the kids. — As I sit here and think about my almost 15 years of being home with my four children,...
View Article4 Kids and 57 Students: A Day in the Life of One SAHF
It’s a wonderful, full life for this stay-at-home father and teacher. — I am up no earlier than 5:15 am, though it is usually closer to 6. I enjoy the quiet moments as I make coffee, where the bulb...
View ArticleMy Biggest Struggle as an At-Home Dad Wasn’t What I was Expecting
Modern men know that family is their most important job. ___ By some random luck, I turned out to be a great stay-at-home dad. And while I often make bone-headed mistakes, I’ve helped raise the most...
View ArticleI Told Her I Was a Stay at Home Dad. And That’s When She Started Laughing.
Chris Bernholdt didn’t expect to laughed at for being a stay at home dad, but found solace in the words of one of the first songs ever written — I feel like Rodney Dangerfield. Sometimes, I just don’t...
View ArticleMen Want To Spend More Time At Home – Even If It Means Taking A Pay Cut
View image | gettyimages.com Of course male ‘breadwinners’ are keen on reducing their time at work. Working long hours is bad for your health and well being. ______ By Shireen Kanji We’re all...
View ArticleHow My Girlfriends’ Facebook Posts are Propping Up the Glass Ceiling
Let’s start telling all of our children they can be anything they want to be, including stay at home parents. — I was recently at yet another women’s leadership conference, surrounded by women and...
View ArticleContemplation after 15 Years of Being A Stay-at-Home Dad
Brian Glennon takes just a minute to compile his thoughts after a decade and a half being home with the kids. — As I sit here and think about my almost 15 years of being home with my four children,...
View Article4 Kids and 57 Students: A Day in the Life of One SAHF
It’s a wonderful, full life for this stay-at-home father and teacher. — I am up no earlier than 5:15 am, though it is usually closer to 6. I enjoy the quiet moments as I make coffee, where the bulb...
View ArticleMy Biggest Struggle as an At-Home Dad Wasn’t What I was Expecting
Modern men know that family is their most important job. ___ By some random luck, I turned out to be a great stay-at-home dad. And while I often make bone-headed mistakes, I’ve helped raise the most...
View ArticleIn Your Family—What Are ‘Dad’ Tasks and What Are ‘Mom’ Tasks? Let’s Ask Dad
Cooking, laundry, driving, dishes, and staying-at-home or working-at-home: what does mom do versus what does dad? And what do they both do? What would your children say? The traditional “mom and dad”...
View ArticleWho Cares About Men’s Rights?
Trigger warning for mentions of suicide, domestic abuse, and rape. I do. I care about every boy that was ever called a fag or a pussy or a sissy for being emotional, or sensitive, or unathletic, or...
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