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The Born Supremacy

By Shawn at Parenting On May 25, 2012
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For the first time in U.S. history, non-white babies make up the majority of the country’s births. Thank you, parents who don’t listen to Dave Matthews or drink iced caramel macchiatos, for saving my job, and our nation. Read Full Post

The Year of the Dad

By Shawn at Parenting On May 23, 2012
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How I went from the only dude on staff, the guy who reviewed breast pumps and baby food, to guest editor of Parenting's first-ever Dads issue, now on newsstands. Read Full Post

An Open Letter to the Breastfeeding Boy on the Cover of Time

By Shawn at Parenting On May 16, 2012
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At first, I thought you were a really exotic piercing. Then I realized you were a boy. However, I'm not interested in the breastfeeding debate the Time cover has caused. But I am worried about you having this kind of fame. Read Full Post

It's Normal For Kids To Sing About Being Sexy

By Shawn at Parenting On May 9, 2012
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A first grader in Colorado earned a three-day suspension for singing LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” to a female classmate. Considering the world he's living in, that's exactly what we should expect from him. Read Full Post

Why My Son Quit The Boy Scouts

By Shawn at Parenting On May 4, 2012
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Last month, on almost the exact same day, Jackson, my 8-year-old son, and Jennifer Tyrrell, den mother with the Ohio Pack 109, left the Boy Scouts. But the reasons they left are very, very different. Read Full Post

Six Months Down, And Life To Go

By Shawn at Parenting On April 30, 2012
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On Good Friday, a father in Texas was told his six-month-old daughter was terminally ill and wouldn’t live past age 2. Three days later, he created a bucket list for her. UPDATE: Yesterday at 3pm, about the same time this story was posted, Avery Canahuati passed away due to pulmonary complications related to SMA. Read Full Post

The Coolest Single Dad on Earth Lives in Africa. And Isn't Human.

By Shawn at Parenting On April 26, 2012
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Adoption, single moms, single dads, working parents, foster parents, multigenerational homes, and vegan families: Every modern family storyline imaginable can be found -- wait for it -- in a new Disney documentary about chimpanzees. Read Full Post

Mom Is Not The Most Difficult Job In The World

By Shawn at Parenting On April 21, 2012
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The political chatter surrounding stay-at-home mom Ann Romney proves that we can't handle the truth: Motherhood is a mother of a job, but it's far from the toughest. Read Full Post

Should I Have Taken my Wife's Name?

By Shawn at Parenting On April 13, 2012
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Yes, some guys are doing it. and this might be a momentous milestone for modern fatherhood. Read Full Post

Why I became a gay dad

By Shawn at Parenting On April 10, 2012
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I’m in love with my wife. She’s beautiful and smells like a wildflower meadow. I read Playboy for the articles, and for the naked pictures of female pro wrestlers and 80s pop stars. But earlier today this straight dude chose to be a gay father, and I’m better for it. Read Full Post

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