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• FREE FAMILY EVENT! Tysons Microsoft Store 10/30 #FitnessDayDC

  

  . TYSONS MICROSOFT STORE #FitnessDayDC EVENTThursday, October 30, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)DETAILSThis Thursday, October 30, visit the Microsoft... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Movie-Inspired Halloween Costumes

  

  If you’re frantically looking for easy, last-minute Halloween costume ideas, this is probably not the post for you. But if you love Halloween, creativity and th... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old…” LEGO Edition

  

  Let’s see… we’ve covered miraculous growth spurts, accelerated maturity, and avoidance tactics. Now we come to the I WANT EVERYTHING portion of this series.... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old…” Broccoli Edition

  

  It’s no secret that the struggle with our 4-year-old and food has been long, frustrating and fraught with many, many carbs. As with a lot of kids his age, taste... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fridge Wisdom: Way To Go, Idaho… and North Carolina, Alaska & Arizona, Too!

  

  I don’t have a particular fondness for Idaho over the other three states that legalized same-sex marriage last week — it just made for a better... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Nobody’s Hero

  

  I was coming off a four-day stint of flying solo while Papa was away at a conference, and not feeling too confident about my parenting skills. In fact, I was... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old…” Movies Edition

  

  As I mentioned in my first installment, Jon’s list of things he wants when he turns five is exhaustive and exhausting. In addition to things he wants to be... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• “When I’m Five Years Old”

  

  It’s hard to wrap my head around it, but in just a few weeks I will be the father of a 5-year-old. The time seems to have raced past (oftentimes knocking me on... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fridge Wisdom: Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S., Over Halfway There!

  

  Are you having trouble keeping score? Yeah, me too. But this is a good trouble to have. So that’s 27 states and the District of Columbia — 55.3% of the US... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fridge Wisdom: Five More States Allow Same-Sex Marriage

  

  I’ll leave it to the political junkies and legal analysts to dissect the ramifications of yesterday’s Supreme Court non-decision. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Six Silly/Spooky Candy Corn Crafts

  

  Gun control, gay marriage, abortion…candy corn?!? Who knew Halloween’s perennial kernel-shaped snack could be so divisive?I took a poll to find out how folks... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• SuperLunchNotes: Back to School, Or Why I Stopped Telling My Son I Loved Him

  

  Holy Time-loss, Batman! Has it really been a year already?! For the first week of school, I wanted to come out strong on the lunch notes, as this was the start... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting & Gender Roles

  

  The Parents Project is an online resource for parents of LGBTQ kids. It’s loaded with videos, advice and other bits of helpful stuff, like info on what did or... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Conversations with My Son: Anatomy of a Birthmother

  

  CONVERSATION COLOR CODE: Daddy • Jon • Daddy’s Internal Narration “Hey buddy, come show me your button guy you made at school. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• DooDad of the Day: 4 New Back-to-School Apps

  

  Unless you live in a cave — and even some caves have decent Wi-Fi — your kids will very likely get hooked on video games. Just accept the fact that your phone... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Conversations With My Son: When Will I Get New Parents?

  

  It had been just under a week since we returned from a cross-country trip to visit our son’s birth parents. It had been just two days since our four-and-a-half... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Halloween Treats: Spooky S’mores

  

  For my son’s very first class party, I made the rookie mistake of not pouncing on the snack sign-up sheet. It was for his preschool Halloween party, and by the... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• SuperLunchNotes: I Know What You Doodled Last Summer

  

  Before we’re all completely consumed with back-to-school madness, let’s take a moment to bask in the fading glow of summer…My son’s preschool has a super-duper... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• DooDad of the Day: Dorkdaddy Tees

  

  Are you a Star Wars fan of galactic proportions? Think everything is awesome about LEGO? In other words, are you a dork? No need to be ashamed…but you do need t... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The 7 Queerest Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Gay Dad

  

  I always imagined myself as a father, but I never imagined being asked questions quite like these.Perhaps you’re wondering why I went with queerest questions —... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING