Fatherhood

Looking to the mother I barely knew

My gay father raised me, but I felt a truer kinship with my mother

Alysia Abbott Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Life Motherhood, Fatherhood

Grandpa is a criminal

My father served his time. But what kind of a relationship should he have with my daughters?

Marc Peyser Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16
Life Real Families, Life stories

Cartoons with my dad

It took nearly half a century, but I finally figured out the perfect way to communicate with my 80-year-old father SLIDE SHOW

Brian Frazer Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Life slideshow, Real Families

There is no “forced fatherhood” crisis

"Do men now have less reproductive autonomy than women?" asks a Times Op-Ed. In a word, no

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 7:34 PM UTC 279
Life New York Times, Fatherhood

Study: Stressed out dads have stressed out sperm

Researchers discovered that stress creates an "epigenetic mark" in men's sperm which can affect their offspring

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Life Science, Stress, parents, Parenting

Nearly 40 percent of mothers are family breadwinners

Despite the rise of working mothers, attitudes about parenting remain strongly gendered, according to the report

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:13 PM UTC 10
Life Parenting, moms, Motherhood

“I just want the U.S. to send my father home”

The family of a Gitmo detainee twice cleared for transfer remains pessimistic, despite Obama's speech vowing reform

Letta Tayler Friday, May 24, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 14
Politics Guantanamo, gitmo, Yemen

I took my dead father to a Red Sox game

New fiction about living with the man who raised you, long after he's gone

Ron Currie Jr. Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Life Fiction, Baseball, Sports

Parenting through the apocalypse

My daughter is worried about the end of times on Dec. 21. I laughed at first, but then I saw real fear

Kenneth Rapoza Friday, Dec 21, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Life Real Families, Fatherhood

Adam Mansbach: My year on the bestseller list

When "Go the F to Sleep" become a sensation, I got a crash course in parenting, celebrity and Kathie Lee Gifford

Adam Mansbach Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 13
Life Books, Adam Mansbach

I found out I’m infertile

Now I'm jealous of other guys who can make women pregnant. I wanted to have a child!

Cary Tennis Monday, Nov 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 37
Life Fertility, dating, Parenting

I ruined the family vacation

With one little screw-up, I reminded myself what a loser I am -- and how forgiving life can be

David Hochman Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 12:30 AM UTC 26
Life Europe, Real Families, Parenting

Alzheimer’s broke his silence

My dad and I were never close. But after he contracted a horrible disease, the impossible happened -- he opened up

Barry Michels Monday, Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Life Fatherhood, Life stories

Stay-at-home dad no more

Taking care of my kids gave me purpose. As they head to school, I'm wondering what I want to be when I grow up

Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 9:50 PM UTC
Life Real Families, Fatherhood

My secret from Dad

For 20 years, I protected him from the teenage trauma that tore apart my world. Now, it's time to come clean

Margaret Mattox Sunday, Jun 17, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 80
Life Real Families, Fatherhood

My father, the woman

Dad was in the process of a sex change when he was murdered. Years later, I still struggle to understand why

Tanya Quaife Friday, Jun 15, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 41
Life Fatherhood, Father's Day

Do I friend the dad who left?

For nearly three decades I said I didn't care that he bolted. Then I discovered how wrong I was

Jenna Britton Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 22
Life Fatherhood, Internet Culture

“Game of Thrones” parenting lessons

The HBO show is violent and sexually graphic -- and it's filled with wisdom about being a dad

Ned Vizzini Friday, Mar 30, 2012 11:00 PM UTC 27
Life Fatherhood, Game of Thrones

How football saved my relationship with Dad

After the second divorce, he grew angrier and harder to reach. But one subject provided common ground

Annalisa Grier Sunday, Jan 8, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Life Real Families, Football

When my father became a woman

After Dad had gender reassignment surgery, he promised he'd be the same person. Then why do I miss him so much?

Danielle Brown Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 8:20 PM UTC 71
Life Real Families, Fatherhood, Gender

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