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Family & Fatherhood

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Family & Fatherhood
How My Dad Changed the Life of a Rock Icon
I didn't appreciate just how much influence he had until after he was gone
By Corey Levitan
May 29, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
How to Stop Turning Into Your Parents
Aging is inevitable. Becoming old isn’t.
By Joel Stein
, May 8, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
Saying Goodbye To the Best Damn Dog, Ever
When your best friend dies, there’s nothing to prepare you for it
By Rodney Lacroix
, April 24, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
Why Every Man Needs Two Fathers
What I didn’t learn from my dad, I learned from my Little League coach
By Pete Croatto
, April 10, 2023
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A figure appearing to look like Moses with an arm around a teenage daughter is holding a tablet that states, "Thou Shalt Raise Teens (Without Losing My Mind)
Family & Fatherhood
The Eight Commandments for Gen X Dads
How to raise teens without losing your freaking mind
By Rodney Lacroix
, March 27, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
YouTube Channels for Gen X Dads
Five online shows that you don’t have to pretend to like for your kids
By Kelly Houston
, March 6, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
Do Tracking Devices Make Our Kids Safer?
I’ve become the FBI for my kid, and I’m not sure if it’s for her benefit or mine
By Corey Levitan
, February 15, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
The Hypocrite’s Guide to Parenting
How to help your kid do better, even if he’s following in your terrible footsteps
By Paul Schrodt
, February 6, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
The Taylor Swift Survival Guide for Gen X Dads
How to tolerate your teen’s Tay Tay obsession without losing your mind
By Matt Crossman
, January 23, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
Four Rules of Financial Literacy That Every Dad Should Teach His Kids
How to have ‘the talk’ with your kid — no, not that talk, the other one, about money.
By Steve Calechman
, January 9, 2023
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Family & Fatherhood
I Was a Latchkey Kid, So Why Am I a Helicopter Parent?
The Gen X parenting struggle is real
By Shannon Carpenter
, December 21, 2022
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