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View ArticleAll the Cool Kids Are Doing It: The Gay Dads Project Letter From Amie to Jared
Jared Karol had to broach the subject of his gay father more than once with his co-worker, Amie Shea, before she wanted to open up about her own gay dad. The Gay Dad Project aims to explore...
View ArticleThe Childfree Life
I could have been a decent, if reluctant, father, just like my own father was. I’ve made a different choice. I’m a man who’s childfree by choice. I have made a conscious decision not to have children....
View ArticleDon’t Give Up Your Life
If your family will not be kind to you this holiday season, please: be kind to yourself. A holiday can be a minefield of triggers, expected and unexpected, for those of us who grew up in...
View ArticleWhat if Your Failed Marriage Was Really a Success?
Emma Johnson has a premonition about her first marriage, then gathers a lesson following its end. I have a story that used to be a confession. On the day I got married I wore a pretty, white silk...
View Article7 Steps to Surviving Dysfunctional Holiday Gatherings
You’ll thank Thomas Fiffer for this helpful guide to surviving hellish holiday dysfunction. ___ They’re heeeere! The Holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Holiday are like a dysfunctional married couple (Mother...
View Article5 Reasons You Need to Stop Complaining About Your Family During the Holidays
Think your family is annoying? Maybe it’s time for YOU to get over yourself. _____ By Rick Clemons for YourTango Be careful what you bring to the Thanksgiving table this year. Karma is a powerful...
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We’ve become a nation of dysfunctional families. But Kenny Porpora survived being raised in one and explains how you can, too. —— We have become a nation of dysfunctional families. When I was...
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Father Time is a weekly column dedicated to the concept of time in a parent’s life, particularly a father’s life. The point of view comes from a father of two young sons, both under three-years-old,...
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View ArticleAll the Cool Kids Are Doing It: The Gay Dads Project Letter From Amie to Jared
Jared Karol had to broach the subject of his gay father more than once with his co-worker, Amie Shea, before she wanted to open up about her own gay dad.The Gay Dad Project aims to explore...
View ArticleThe Childfree Life
I could have been a decent, if reluctant, father, just like my own father was. I’ve made a different choice.I’m a man who’s childfree by choice. I have made a conscious decision not to have children....
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