Boom. I’m in Esquire. About how when my son was born, my wife told me mothers have a natural bond with babies that men can never attain, and I decided I needed to compete for it. Read it here.
I wanted my son to reject masculine stereotypes. Then he fell in love with tractors
Hyped for my new essay on the TODAY Show‘s website about how I prided myself on blurring gender lines, so when my son gravitated towards the very things I’d shunned I freaked the heck out. Read it here.
“YOU ALWAYS WANT TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER”: BIANCA BELAIR IS BRINGING BLACK PRIDE TO THE WWE
Mourning our parents can start before they die. Here’s how to cope with anticipatory grief.
My dad is 84; my mom is 76. A decade ago, my dad was hiking; now he walks with a hunch & snails across the living room because his back throbs. They’re going to die. Maybe not this year, but eventually.
They seem ok with this, but I’m going nuts.
My latest for The Washington Post
I’m A Stay-At-Home Dad Who Felt Like An Outsider At Playgroup. That Has To Change.
Wrote my first piece for Huffpost Personal. Read it here.
The “mommy and me” construct reinforces the myth that mothers have “magical bonds” with children, putting all the pressure on mothers for caretaking duties. At the same time, it pushes dads away.
How to Make Time With Someone Bad at Making Time
Loved writing my first piece for Shondaland about how relationships between people who manage time differently can thrive. Check it out here.
Have family or friends who run on a different clock? Here’s how to sensitively schedule for everyone’s time needs.
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