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• Avengers Fans: Assemble to Win a $100 Fandango Gift Card!

  

  Designer Daddy and Lunchbox Dad are teaming up again to bring you our mightiest collaboration yet! . In honor of the soon-to-be-in-theaters Marvel’s Avengers:... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Graphic Reminder to Be Kind to My Child

  

  It’s not often that my professional work inspires me to be a better parent – if, in fact, it ever has. That changed while working on a recent design project. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The 11 Most Annoying Bedtime Books of All Time*

  

  You’re the parent of a young child, nearing the end of another grueling day. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s…what? A pint (or two) of... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 3 Reasons We Need A Religious Freedom Restoration Act

  

  Indiana Governor Mike Pence, unintentional champion of equality. Disclaimer: This is not an April Fools’ post.. Less than six months after same-sex marriage... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Super Lunch Notes Fly Across the Internet and Around the World

  

  To say the last week has been a whirlwind would be an understatement. Perhaps a cyclone of sticky notes would be more fitting. Or a maelstrom of media. An... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dad Brag: The Eye of the Tiny Tiger

  

  Though I don’t dump much of it here, a lot of what I feel and think about my parenting lately tends to be whiny, worrisome and negative. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dad 2.0 Summit 2015: A Community Reconvenes

  

  There were several distinct differences between my first Dad 2.0 Summit and my second. I was a newbie before, now an old hand. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Win 4 Tickets to Disney’s Cinderella!

  

  Your Fairy Goddaddy is here to grant your wish!. I’m giving away 4 VIP tickets to an advance screening of Disney’s new live-action Cinderella!.... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Where Do Gay Dads Fit into ‘Amazon Mom’?

  

  Everyone knows that The Gays love to shop. OK, maybe not all gays, but certainly a healthy percentage do. Stereotypes carry a measure of truth, after all.Gay... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Eulogy for Oren Miller: A Blogger, A Father, A Friend

  

  Since my friend Oren Miller was diagnosed with cancer in May of 2014, I’ve written about him only once. Between Oren’s own devastating and inspiring words and... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My 5-Year-Old Sums Up the Oscar-Nominated Films

  

  I used to be all about the Oscars. The joke about them being the gay Super Bowl? I was more than happy to perpetuate that stereotype. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Even More Movie (& TV) Inspired DIY Valentines

  

  As promised from earlier this week, here are a few more movie (and TV) inspired DIY Valentines that didn’t make the initial cut. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Movie-Inspired DIY Valentines

  

  In honor of Valentine’s Day, I combined my love of movies with my love of, well, love — to create some fun, crafty valentines. Each one portrays an iconic... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sometimes I Wish My Son Was Gay

  

  Even before I became a father, I would read stories about little boys who didn’t like sports, or preferred Barbie over Boba Fett, or wanted to dress like... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Disney Junior’s ‘Miles from Tomorrowland’ a Sci-Fi Mashup of Galactic Proportions

  

  If you’ve got a preschooler in your house, you probably already know there’s a new show premiering on Disney Junior on Friday, February 6 called Miles from... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Similac’s Formula to End the Mommy Wars Falls a Bit Flat

  

  A new video from Similac does a near-flawless job of illustrating — and then diffusing — the so-called “Mommy Wars.” Yet by excluding half of all parents from... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Remembering Robin Williams: A Mini Film Fest with My Son

  

  The Oscar nominations have now been announced, and while many are making lists of films they need to see, planning Oscar parties, or predicting winners, I’m lef... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 5 Ways Little Kids Wash Their Hands

  

  They don’t call this the dead of winter for nothing. Bitter cold. No sunshine. Cooped-up kids tearing the house apart as you slowly tear out your hair. No new... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Leelah Alcorn and Too Many Lost Children

  

  Two stories. Two lost children. A girl born in a boy’s body, into a family not willing to see her.Leelah was born Joshua. By her account (now removed, but not... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fridge Wisdom: Same-Sex Marriage Shines in Florida*

  

  Florida: same-sex marriage ruled legal August 21, 2014. Law went into effect January 6, 2015. .Despite being home to gay-friendly Disney World, Fort... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING