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D’awww And Arrrgh News About Fatherhood

First, from The Mary Sue: A single dad learns about comic books for his superhero-fan four-year-old daughter. i stood back, trying to learn all that i could my heart melted when she looked at me with those thankful eyes she has when she’s really, really happy and asked me … Continue reading

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Sundry Awesome Posts

(Hat tips to Tenya, MinervaB and Jose to pointing us to these great posts.) From Fathers and Families, a post on the rise of the single father: But two things suggest to me that the rise in single fathers shouldn’t … Continue reading

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National Household Survey Quote on Gendered Obstacles to Fluid Work/Home Task Sharing

Via comment from Clarence “These effects probably emanate from the greater change in women’s than men’s roles,” the researchers write. “Women’s employment has increased and is accepted, men’s nonemployment is unacceptable to many, and there is a cultural ambivalence and … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day

Today I come to praise fathers and, in particular, I come to praise my father. For ten years, my father woke up every morning at 4 AM so he could be at work by 5.  He gave up all chance … Continue reading

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