From my middle-aged vantage point, it’s tempting paint younger parents as chronically unfit, the kind of people who make the evening news, who smoke weed and drive off with their baby in its carrier still on the roof of their car. There are those types of idiots, sure, but I’ve seen young parents who also do a great job.
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The Tantrum: Are Older Dads OK? Should Young Men Even Be Allowed to Breed?
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) I feel old. That’s the long and short of it. Ever since Sasha came into my life, three and a half years ago, I’ve felt creaky and tired, increasingly inflexible in both body …
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Just Poop Already, Dammit!
Not a fun morning. Fifteen minutes after Jean left to take Sasha to school, she returned. Sasha, it appears, had been grabbing her butt and complaining it hurt too much to walk. Again. FUCKING AGAIN. This is becoming an all-too-regular occurrence in our lives: Sasha’s butt hurts, which means she needs to poop, but the …
Adventure Time With Matt and Sasha
Trying to understand why your child likes a particular TV show, movie, or fairy-tale character is usually a losing proposition. Baby Einstein? Fine if you’re stoned, I guess. Elmo? Daddy doesn’t get it. Dora? <Blink, blink.> Most of the time, this is not a big problem. The TV, after all, is our blessed electronic baby-sitter, and …