Wimpy Kids
Here is a fascinating article that everyone should read. A Nation Of Wimps By Hara Estroff Marano excerpts: ……No one doubts that there are significant economic forces pushing parents to invest so heavily in their children’s outcome from an early age. But taking all the discomfort, disappointment and even the play out of development,…
Read moreStop Insulting Fathers!
Watch this video. Yeah, you have to get through the advertisement, but it might just make you think a little differently: [cnnvideo url=’http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2012/06/14/dads-fight-stereotypes.cnn’ inline=’true’] Amid fury, Clorox pulls post insulting new dads Clorox pulled what was intended to be a humorous Web post listing the shortcomings of new fathers after an internet uproar Editor’s…
Read more13 Signs Your Wife or Girlfriend is a Borderline or a Narcissist
Here are some common side effects of being in an abusive relationship, whether the abusive individual has a personality disorder or not: 1) Censoring your thoughts and feelings. You edit it yourself because you’re afraid of her reactions. Swallowing the lump in your throat and your hurt and anger is easier than dealing with another…
Read moreLouis C.K. On What It Takes To Be A Real Father
Big Shoes
I absolutely LOVE my kids….and yeah, those are big shoes to fill. Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere!
Read moreBlack Men Want Committed Relationships?
I found this at NPR: So Single Black Men Want Commitment. Really? by GENE DEMBY June 08, 2013 We recently found that single black men were much more likely to say they were looking for a long-term relationship (43 percent) compared to single black women (25 percent). Those numbers come from our big poll of African-Americans‘…
Read moreDo you have FWS? Fatherless Woman Syndrome?
I ran across an amazing post online and needed to share some of it. You must read the entire post because the author breaks down so many of our culture’s issues rather nicely. I feel this is a problem that needs immediate treatment. No drugs needed. Just love. Love between fathers and mothers…..and the…
Read moreNo One Can “Have It All”
I found a great article in the latest issue of Esquire Magazine called WHY MEN STILL CAN’T HAVE IT ALL written by Richard Dorment. “Lately, the raging debate about issues of “work-life balance” has focused on whether or not women can “have it all.” Entirely lost in this debate is the growing strain of work-life balance on…
Read moreWomen have to pay alimony too
The De-Gendering of Divorce: Wives Pay Ex-Husbands Alimony Too By Liza Mundy Not long ago, after giving a talk about the growing number of women who are breadwinners in their marriages, I was approached by an audience member who identified herself as a lawyer. She said that she was definitely seeing this trend in her practice…
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