Wondering what to expect during your partner’s pregnancy? It’ a good idea to be realistic and expect the worst – then you may be pleasantly surprised.

So I'm sitting there, waiting for the guys at the dealership to change the oil in my car. Because I don't know how to do things like this for myself. Yeah.I'm sitting there with about five other guys. No women. Sausagefest.Rachel Ray was on TV. There w...

I made the mistake of watching Sunday morning talk shows last weekend, and I was reminded of many things I'm reading about in a Charlie Pierce book I recently purchased. Here's an excerpt from it that pretty much sums up my feelings about the TeaBagger...

These birds are in a 5-foot, near-dead tree right in front of Seth's classroom.

Twitter, facebook, blogs - everyone's flittering on about buttons and badges.  And that's not just across social media. A similar thing happens in everyday life as we search for positive affirmations about our behaviour.  There is so muc...

... or at least to the angry Jet Blue flight attendant who recently told the passengers to "F*#@ off!" before grabbing a couple cold beers and jumping down the inflatable slide to freedom (in this case, freedom = the waiting arms of law enforcement and...

Her big eyes widen in surprised delight every time she’s lifted up high above your head. And she beams as she comes down, caught safely in your warm hands. You’re laughing and she’s laughing, and it feels good to be a dad.Often, this ‘rough and...

The most logical reason for not leaving your new family is just that, to remain a family. Regardless of the situation, leaving ensures that you will not play as large of a role in your child’s life as you would if you chose to stay.

The Modern Media Man Summit announced Friday, that Paul Banas, founder of GreatDad.com will speak at the first-ever blogging conference for men and dads to be held in Atlanta from Sept. 9-11, 2010.

Men’s Hour on Radio 5 Live! Of course I was intrigued – but sceptical nonetheless. It was airing at 7.30pm on a Sunday evening. I knew none of our household (nor probably any household we knew) would be tuning in at that time. Most families would p...