WE CAUGHT OUR 7 YEAR OLD WATCHING PORN
One of my most vivid childhood memories goes like this: I'm in the car with my mom. We're driving home and listening to a country music...
8 REASONS ELIE WIESEL MADE ME A BETTER FATHER
I encountered Elie Wiesel’s writing much later in life than most people. His books were never required reading for me, and my...
FIVE WAYS TO LOVE YOUR PARTNER'S PREGNANT BODY
I think we can all agree that pregnancy puts the body under enormous stress. As a culture, I’ve noticed that we are quick to acknowledge...
BOYS WILL BE BOYS IS A DANGEROUS MENTALITY
Two days before the shooting at Pulse in Orlando, my girlfriend was pulled into a bitter exchange by her son's father. The conversation...
THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
If you've been following my posts, you know about my testicular torsion, my aversion to having children, and the turmoil of finding out...
BREASTFEEDING IS HARD WORK
When you become a new parent, it's though you've opened yourself up to unsolicited advice at every turn. Strangers at the supermarket...
WHAT THE STANFORD RAPE CASE MEANS TO ME AS A FATHER
For nearly a week, my social media feeds have been littered with reactions to the sentencing of Brock Allen Turner, a twenty-year-old...
HAVING KIDS WON'T SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE
Moment of pure vulnerability: For most of my life, I have been wildly, wholeheartedly resistant to having children. I wanted nothing to...
THE POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST
Sometimes, pregnancy isn't exciting. Sometimes, it's downright terrifying. Where do you turn when you see the plus sign and feel like...
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH PAMPERS
Y’all, I’m not going to lie. Nothing, and I mean nothing, scared me more than the idea of changing diapers. The whole process just...
