What does real success mean? If you asked me when I was in college or even in my twenties it would be different from how I see it now. Before I would have said that success had to do with how much I achieved in terms of money and the advancement of my career. The idea of being a dad was such a foreign substance to me.
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Category Archives: Work/Family Balance
Is The American Family Doomed?
(This entry originally published in The Huffington Post.) Is the American family doomed? You might start thinking so given the recent spate of sensational news articles that have been popping up lately. Last month, the Atlantic Monthly celebrated Father’s Day by sharing that dads are no longer necessary. This month New York Magazine proclaims that…
What The Evolution Is All About
That’s what the Evolution is about for me: it’s about moving towards a time when there will be no real distinction between Stay-At-Home Dads and Working Dads. They will all just be… Dad.
Let’s Come Clean About Housework
Okay, time to come clean. When I was filming Dr. Michael Kimmel recently about men and housework, what he said is basically what my wife has been saying for years about me and housework. Guess I’m not alone in this. (Deb, I promise to do better.)
The Memorial Day Weekend Experiment
So, you’re out at the playground with your kids, or visiting a museum or even sitting with them at the breakfast table and there’s that urge to check your email, read the latest Twitter, text a friend, etc. You can do it fairly subtly these days. A brief glance at the device in your lap,…
If History Be Our Guide….
I recently asked sociologist and fatherhood expert, Dr. Ralph LaRossa, how he felt the current recession would impact the role of fatherhood, given his vast knowledge in this particular area. Here’s what he wrote: “If history is a guide, at least two scenarios may play out. During the Great Depression, a number of men withdrew…
Palin-Drome
I don’t usually infuse this blog with political opinion but what I’m reading about Sarah Palin is certainly making my head spin – and it’s more about what isn’t being said than what is, specifically regarding fatherhood. There’s a lot of commentary this week about what kind of mom Sarah Palin is given that she…