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Bonus Blog: The Parent Trap

This blog is dedicated to reader Shnon. She won it fair and square and requested it. An amalgamation of cynicism from several parents - all male.Being a parent sucks worse than a meteor strike on the ISS. That just slams...

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Things We Must Teach Our Daughters

Have you seen this piece called "Rules For Parents Of Daughters" that's been bouncing around the web over the last few weeks? It's from a blog called People I Want To Punch In The Throat and written by a woman...

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Q: My husband treats my son--his stepson--like crap. He treats our daughter like royalty and my son like a loser. He has been nasty and uncaring to him from the day he met him when my son was 4 years old. Now he's 24 and having panic attacks and feels useless as an adult after all the abuse. What do I do?

A: I wish you had thought to ask someone this question twenty years ago before the damage was done. There's not a lot that ...

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Q: My kidless guy friend seems to think he knows more about parenting then me. I have 2 toddlers, he keeps trying to give me parenting advice (like give 'em a smack). If I try and tell him I parent my way, he goes off and says I'm insulting him. How can I dodge unwanted advice without the drama?

A: By not having him around your kids? By not having him around at all? Seriously, what kind of nitwit is foolish enough to...

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So, You Think You're Ready To Have Kids, Huh?

One day about a year ago, I was talking to an old friend and catching up on about six months' worth of life. He asked about my daughter--not unusual; he always does--but he also asked me some questions about parenting,...

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Q: What do you think of that 'Maggie Goes on a Diet' children's book?

A: In case you haven't heard, Maggie Goes on a Diet is an upcoming children's book encouraging young girls to become diet a...

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Quick Answers Of The Month, Vol. 17

And away we go...From a guy's opinion, do you think women expect too much from guys?Some do. Some expect too little.Do guys like it when a girl tightens her PC/pelvic muscles during sex?God yes.There is a guy i like but...

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Q: My daughter wants to start dating. She's a 13 1/2 year old responsible young woman. I think she has to wait until she's 16, but she keeps telling me that all of her friends are dating and I should let her. What do you think?

A: Well, I'm not a father, but the universal rule of teenagers throughout time is that if you tell them not to do something...

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Q: What do men really think about working women with babies? I asked a friend of mine what he thought about it, and he said that any woman who works during the first year of the kid's life is f**ked up :( Is that generally the consensus?

A: That's a seriously judgmental statement from someone who is: 1) a guy; 2) probably under 25; 3) probably has no kids. He...

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Q: My son's biological father just came into the picture after 12 years of not being around. My husband, who has raised my son since he was 18 months old, doesn't want the biological father to be a part of his life. What should I do?

A: I can certainly understand your husband's feelings. He's been there for the boy for years while Bio-dad has been off doi...

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The Joy Of Having Your Child Expose Your Mistakes

I have a kid. Just one. That's plenty. One of the joys of having kids is that they will expose your mistakes, usually with a loud voice and a wagging finger.A few years back my daughter and I made a...

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