The New Dad

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Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Hail to the Breadwinner - A stay-at-home dad praises working parents.

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Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Do Men Have Strong Emotional Support in Their Lives? - Huntington News Network

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Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Female-Name Chat Users Get 25 Times More Malicious Messages

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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

Calgarys Child Magazine: I Hate You! When Your Child Lashes Out

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Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

Daycare Search Tool (Alberta, Canada)
I've been looking for something like this for, well, a couple years!
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong
To quote, "Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall."

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Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

2009 Preschool and Junior Kindergarten Guide
Looking for recommended preschools in the Calgary, Alberta area? Try this list...

And now for something light and fuzzy…

Tom — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:15:57 +0000

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Calling all students who are parents too!

Tom — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:30:53 +0000

I would like to form a little community of us as a reminder (when things get more crazy than usual) that we're not alone and we can get through it.

Good grades keep divorced dads around

Tom — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:28:02 +0000

...happy adolescents with fewer problems inspire, rather than result from, their non-resident fathers' active involvement in the lives.

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Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT

CTV.ca | Tories blasted for handbook on paralyzing Parliament

Because Election Platforms are Boring…

Tom — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:58:18 +0000

"We will invest 5 millions towards creating an army of clowns that will go save the world"

How to be a Great Single-Dad

Tom — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:37:30 +0000

Our children learn about men and what it means to be a man through watching, talking and listening to us. If we do not teach them through example of what fathers are truly capable of, then we allow society and the media to do it instead. And from what I’ve been seeing, they do a shitty job.

The Upsides of Divorce

Tom — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:14:36 +0000

So there you have it. There are upsides to divorce. Many of them. And they've forced me to grow and challenge myself. While I'm far from finished and far from having the 'perfect' life, I wouldn't trade the life I do have for anything else.

Custody Fights and Parental Guilt

Tom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:31:12 +0000

How many custody fights over children in a divorce would not occur if guilt could be removed the picture?

On Princesses…

Tom — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:28:52 +0000

To quote from my daugther, the other day: “Daddy, princesses are REALLY beautiful and have BEAUTIFUL dresses. But sometimes….they get dead” Buy me a coffee if you enjoyed this post

Who are you?

Tom — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:56:19 +0000

In an effort to revive my blog and cater to readers, I’d like to find out more about you. That’s right, you. The stats provided through Google Analytics help give me an idea of how you’re finding this blog, how long you’re staying and what not, but it doesn’t tell me a damn thing about you as [...]

Does anyone else see what I’m seeing?

Tom — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:57:29 +0000

This was taken from a mall I was at recently (click on the picture to get a better view.) On the left, a promo ad for the nauseatingly popular, ‘Hanna Montana’ which if you don’t know, is the latest ‘cool’ thing for girls ranging from really young to pre-teens. As the resident 6 year old [...]