I was thinking today, as I occasionally do, about traditional roles within couples and looking after children. Alpha males, within the whole animal kingdom provide food but more often than not just fuck the female and then leaves. His quest for sex ...

Dear Mr. Dad: A few months ago you answered a question from a reader whose teenager was refusing to do chores. My situation is similar, except that it’s my husband who won’t lift a finger. We both work full time, but when I come home, I usually sta...

Starting next week we officially have a kid in public school. Not only that, segundo starts preschool next week as well so two days a week from 9 AM to 11:30 AM I will not be responsible for any kids. That time off will be great but it starts me thinking about ...

Oft-distributed guideline for 1950s housewives re-written for at-home dads If you’re a parent, there’s a good chance you’ve been emailed or passed along a copy of “The good wife’s guide.” The list is supposedly plucked from an issue of Housekeeping Monthly, dated May 13, 1955. There’s some debate about the ...

In case you’ve missed the great hue and cry recently about the terrible, reprehensible, just absolutely appalling scene in a recent J. Crew ad, here it is in a nutshell: There was a picture of a young boy who had — let me just collect myself so I can type ...

When you’re the at home parent it can feel like your day never ends. Since your job is looking after the kids and your workspace is mostly the home you are never too far away from one or the other. Add to that whatever household chores you’re responsible for and ...

A moment of roughhousing leads to revelation about moms and dads Scottish Terriers present a unique challenge when training. The basic dog-training methods of rewarding good behavior and scolding bad behavior don’t necessarily apply. Instead, Scotties need to think that all of their good deeds were really their idea all ...

This weekend James and the boys and I drove the hour long trip to James’ parents house so that James could help his mom and dad cater a wedding. James has banquet serving experience from his years in Santa Barbara giving him as many stories about movie stars at events ...

So there we were: the usual group at the usual time at the usual place. I waved to the dad whose daughter is a year younger than mine. I waved to the dad with twin boys a few months older. As the toddler tore off to attack some sand with ...

Stay at home dads are still enough of a minority going against the conventional role of woman as caregiver that the scaffolding is not yet in place to support them. The language of marketing campaigns, the changing tables in public restrooms and the judgmental looks of kind-hearted grandmothers all continue ...