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Seven-Year-Old Shows New Racial Awareness

How in the world do we deal with this stuff?

More Innocence Lost, Color Blindness Is Over

Blogged fast, out of need: Used to be hard to tell if Girl Child really meant what she said or was just goofing, pulling the Old Man's chain, trying to get…  read on »

March 6, 2010

A Man Must Do His Own Daisy Girl Iron-Ons

SAH dads, you know you’re working the gender role thing, but where do you draw the line?

Father Rejects Dogginess, Does His Own Job

If we stay-at-home/work-at-home fathers had a mascot, it would be a dog, a special dog.   The dog that can count to seven. The counting per se is no big…  read on »

February 17, 2010

No Is New Yes

Do you and your kid(s) find happiness in refusal?

Negative Responses Liberate Positive Energy

Okay, that’s it. Five minutes after eight, right when we said we’d stop the movie and go upstairs to get ready for bed. Girl Child acts panicky – “But this…  read on »

January 29, 2010

Ghost of Birthday Party Past

Kid's big day should be kid's, right?

As Child’s Seventh Approaches, Father Reflects, Prepares Self Spiritually

Among our zillion digi-pictures is a shot that says a lot about making kids cry at their own birthday parties. The image dates to a small backyard gathering when Girl…  read on »

January 20, 2010

Better With Beer

Your kid(s) put on shows at home? Do you watch them? Enjoy? Avoid?

Reluctant Pop Surprised And Entertained By Orphan/Wild West/Swiss Drama

“Play” in playdate has taken on a new meaning.   Get Girl Child together with a friend or two, they spin some flippy make-believe into a theatrical production, costumes and…  read on »

January 8, 2010

Brotherhood Of Isolation

Why Don’t SAH Fathers Hang Together Like Moms?

A Man Must Do His Chick Stuff Alone

When I was just out of grad school and pornography was still analog old media, I ran into a guy I knew in a porn shop. A good friend, actually,…  read on »

December 7, 2009

Minerva Discovers Rule Of Three

What if one/all of yours were triplets?

Imaginary Multiples For Enhanced Clarity

Minerva, in case you’re wondering, is blognamed after the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. True story. One of many that show why Minerva is a Big City Suit and I do,…  read on »

November 20, 2009

The Capon Code

Ever (accidentally) cross the line with some kid’s mom?

Violations, However Innocent And Accidental, Carry Major Risks

“We should get together for a playdate,” says the mother of one of Girl Child’s friends from school. “Yeah,” I say, “The kids, too.” For a second-fraction the woman freezes,…  read on »

November 13, 2009

A Lesson Too Far

How much organized activity is too much?

Parenting, Not Pushing, Really

You’d think that the dramatic arts pro who directs our Youth Theater could put on an act, like she’s not wondering if I’m another pain-in-the-ass pushy stage parent. But just…  read on »

November 6, 2009

The Word-Size Queen

What happened to speaking simply to children?

That’s No Way To Talk To Your Baby

Blogging back to summer’s end … So close to Manhattan, you see vortexes of uptightness and bad mood all the time, but here is the terrible F5. Total destruction to…  read on »

October 19, 2009

Pater’s Plays

Father, Dear Father by Dixie Reelers

Roots Country (late 1930s) in Bad Dad vein. POV of child at bar begging father to come home where the fam freezes in dark. Download to hear Little Billy’s last words. Play on portable before you stop for drinks after work.

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Pater’s Picks

The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow

The Hurt Locker cover

Fatherhood adds immeasurably to the hurt of U.S. Army soldiers portrayed in this Iraq War masterpiece -- N-O-T definitely not for kids -- that deserved more than…

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