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• Guy Blames - Who Else - Mom for Slashing Tires

  Apparently the guy caught slashing tires on almost fifty cars in Boulder, Colo. had never read Philip Larkin.  He blamed it all on Mom. Oh, and the braces she made him get when he was little. And - no surprise here - radiation. Read More... Posted May 28 2009, 02:28 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Motherhood, bad parents, therapy, fatherhood, blame, Bad Parent, Jeanne Sager, blame game

• Twins Have One Mom, Two Different Dads

  Anyone who has operated on the premise that you can't get any MORE pregnant listen up.  A Texas mom has given birth to two babies at the same time, with two different dads. Technically, the little boys are twins, Read More... Posted May 19 2009, 09:33 AM by JeanneSager with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, birth control, multiples, paternity, fatherhood, bizarre, Jeanne Sager

• Best Ad for Sperm Donor EVER

  Here's hoping you have a slightly better handle on the lineage of the child in your belly than this woman:  A North Carolina newspaper ran a legal notice on behalf of a mother searching for the possible father of her baby. Her clues? He was “about 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a light brown complexion and ‘funny’ shaped eyes.” Oh, just wait, it gets better. Read More... Posted Apr 17 2009, 09:34 AM by JeanneSager with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, father, pregnant, paternity, fatherhood, sperm donor, Jeanne Sager, one night stand

• Dad Finds Kidnapped Kids in a Week, Cops Tried for Six Months

  I've got a hearty respect for the boys (and women) in blue. With two state troopers in my family, you don't hear me saying a whole lot against the cops.  But to the police who spent six months searching for two boys kidnapped by their mother . . . only to be shown up by dad, who found them in a week, I've got to ask: what were you doing all this time? Read More... Posted Apr 11 2009, 04:50 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: father, australia, kidnapping, missing children, police, fatherhood, sweden, Jeanne Sager, missing kids, fugitive, kidnapped

• And Deliver Us by Google

  For all you people who scoff at the power of Google University, I present the story of Jordan and Natalie Peck and their newborn baby girl The Pecks live in Hendrum, Minnesota, right in the center of the bad flooding that's been making the news lately. So when the heavily pregnant Natalie went into labor, Jordan knew there was no way he could drive her to the hospital - and there was no way their midwife was getting to them.  So he did what any American who wants to know something did   Read More... Posted Apr 02 2009, 12:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, newborn, father, Google, fatherhood, labor and delivery, midwife, home birth, delivery, emergency delivery, Jeanne Sager, how to deliver a baby, home delivery

• Meet Octo-Mom's Male Equivalent: Dad Has 86 Kids

  If this the were story of a mom of eighty-six kids, I'd be calling for someone to help stuff that uterus back up in there and sending her my sympathies.  The fact that there's a man out there with eighty-six kids and more on the way just gives me the creeps. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2009, 08:25 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: father, fatherhood, quality time, weird, Jeanne Sager, family finance, Nadya Suleman, octo-mom, Octomom, Dubai, world's most kids

• Why Daddies Don't Babysit

  Let it be known that my husband is a saint - a superb dad, a model husband. But he doesn't babysit.  For that matter - no father worth his salt babysits. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 12:24 PM by JeanneSager with | with 25 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, fathers, fatherhood, daycare, babysitting, Jeanne Sager, babysitter, pet peeves, parental roles, dual parenting

• Jon Stewart on Dashing His Children’s Hopes

  Jon Stewart was on Conan O’Brien the other night, discussing the uncanny power of fatherhood. “Being a father is great for me because it’s a chance to ruin someone from scratch,” Stewart said, eliciting cathartic laughter from parents everywhere. Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 11:00 AM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, dads, fathers, fatherhood, power, jon stewart, parenting mistakes, disappointing your kids, conan o'brien, ruin someone from scratch, dashing your kids' hopes, disappointment, clean slate

• "Dads" Want DNA Testing in Kansas

  Christopher Sprowson's ex-wife had an affair that resulted in a baby. Now the State of Kansas wants him to pay for a child genetic testing proves isn't his because he's the "presumed father." A bit presumptuous, aren't they? Sprowson and his first wife divorced when the child, now thirteen, was just a baby. He's never had a relationship with the child, nor has the mother called for one. Why should she? He isn't the boy's father. Read More... Posted Jan 23 2009, 11:28 AM by JeanneSager with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: adoption, divorce, child support, fathers, money, parental rights, Kansas, fatherhood, DNA Testing, DNA, Jeanne Sager, biological parents, stepfather, welfare, biological father, parental responsibility, stepdad, stepkids

• Bringing Sexy Back: Involved Dads

  The news that a man at the helm of a parenting publication was news to the New York Times is nothing short of depressing. So he's a dad, and he's interested in parenting issues. And?  Come on, is that all there is here? Because we've got several dads who write for Babble on a regular basis (and one who outfits his daughter in some natty duds off his own sewing machine . . . I'll leave it to you readers to fight it out over which 'Derby Dad could double for Dior).  The point is, dads who know their parenting stuff are there - and they deserve credit for something other than what's hanging down between their legs. Read More... Posted Dec 17 2008, 03:28 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: books, fathers, stay at home dads, fatherhood, dads and daughters, reading and literacy, dads and sons, Jeanne Sager

• Should Dads Cosleep?

  Can dads sleep with their infants, or should that be left to the moms and their "natural protective instincts"? Read More... Posted Dec 04 2008, 04:00 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: father, dads, breastfeeding, sleep, fatherhood, hormones, sexism, biology, bedsharing, cosleeping, safe sleeping, sleep safety, rollover, tiredness, biological determinism, Egalitarian parenting, prolactin, Should dads cosleep

• Is Banked Sperm Really the Same as Hair and Toenail Clippings?

  The contents of a freezer that broke down at a Britain hospital in 2003 wasn't just holding yesterday's lunch. It was keeping on ice the only hope six men would ever have of one day fathering children. Now five of the cancer patients (one has since died) are locked in a battle for damages that's now in front of the country's highest court. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2008, 11:31 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Cancer, sperm bank, fatherhood, fertility, Jeanne Sager, sperm donation, frozen sperm

• Who needs a uterus? Or a partner?

  Perhaps this will finally kill the use of the miserable phrase "female-headed household" to mean "single parent." Reporting on a trend that says more to me about changing gender roles than anything Sarah Palin has done, the New York Times reports that like single women who felt their biological clocks ticking have done for decades, more and more single men—gay and straight—are choosing single fatherhood, through adoption or surrogacy. The Times reports that they face discrimination in their quest: Read More... Posted Sep 07 2008, 07:40 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: fatherhood, single dads, surrogacy, egg donors, gay dads, male lactation

• Here's to the laddies who lunch

  An article in the New York Times Style section discussed a group of men who got together for breakfast after dropping their kids off at school. The men are Manhattan-based primary caregivers, and one of them describes their jaunts as "like 'Sex and the City' with coffee instead of cosmos." Here are a couple of other possible descriptions: "Like 'Sex and the City' with more body hair." "Like 'Sex and the City' only we don't talk about penises." Wait – actually, they do! The article details the dads discussing... Read More... Posted Jul 08 2008, 05:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: kids, preschool, new york city, news, father, school, Times, dads, fathers, new york times, fatherhood, NY Times, NYC, dad, sarah jessica parker, sex and the city, styles, NYTimes, Brett Singer, Carrie Bradshaw, tri beca, nyt styles, tribeca, sex and the city movie

• Mets player thanks wife by letting her have his baby

  Ryan Church plays right field for the New York Mets. He's having a great year so far, with a .310 batting average, 8 home runs and 30 RBIs. One reason is that, despite having just become a father a couple of months ago, he's getting enough sleep. In an interview with the New York Times, Church seems to be saying that he figures letting his wife have his baby is thanks enough for getting up in the middle of night with the newborn. Maybe I'm interpreting this wrong. Here's the quote...   Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 02:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: news, newborns, sports, marriage, sleep, Baseball, fatherhood, Brett Singer, johann santana, major league baseball, mlb, ryan church, new york mets

• Dad Denied Despite DNA

  Imagine having a kid that you know is yours, that you've spent time with and become attached to, and that a DNA test proved is yours. (you're a guy, obviously, in this scenario, because usually we womenfolk pretty much know when a baby we're caring for is genetically ours). The kid you fathered and developed a bond with, though, is the product of an affair with a married woman, who stayed with her military-man husband. And that guy, who was away at an Air Force base during your relationship with his wife, gets to be the legal father of your child. That's the situation faced by James Rhoades of Tallahassee, Fla. Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 10:03 AM by Amy Kuras with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Kentucky, genetics, paternity, fatherhood, Cheating, DNA, extramarital affairs, marital presumption, really dumb ideas

• Judge This Father: Honest or an Ass?

  A father writes a Dear Prudence letter over at Slate.com. He says he has a 2-year-old and a wife who stays home with her full-time. When he gets home at the end of the day and is expected to interact with his little girl, he gets irritated. "As my daughter has gotten older, I find that spending time with her is less and less enjoyable," he writes. "When she was an infant, and I could cuddle up with her on the couch and read a book or watch television, things were fine. Now that she's more demanding, I find it quite frustrating." "I hate to say it," he adds, "but I just don't enjoy Easter egg hunts or playing in the sand box " Read More... Posted Mar 21 2008, 11:32 AM by Jen Chaney with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: toddler, fatherhood, dad

• Dads Matter, Even For Baboons

  A recent review by Swedish researchers of 20 years of data on father-child relationships bears out an idea that should surprise none of us: Dads matter. Specifically, having an active, positively involved father reduces behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in girls. And it has a significant effect on reducing criminal behavior in kids from low-income families and improves intelligence, reasoning and language development. Why, it's like dads are breastmilk! "For example, we found various studies that showed that children who had positively involved father figures... Read More... Posted Feb 13 2008, 04:03 PM by Amy Kuras with | with no comments Filed under: dads, fatherhood, importance of dads, dads and daughters, dads and sons, baboons, Science Daily

• Depressed Dads: Why Aren't We Talking About This More?

  Depression has seeped into our household. And while I was hyper-aware about post-partum depression to the point of checking in with myself, my therapist and my closest friends, it never occurred to me to worry about my husband's mental health. I mean, I worried about him. He was sad to leave us behind each day and he felt a newfound pressure to provide that I thought the simple declaration of a feminist partnership would eradicate completely. But I didn't worry about depression in him. Until about six months ago and now, three years later, it is a very present force in our small apartment. One of the biggest surprises is that, when I've opened up to other women about this, many have responded that their spouses or former spouses had also been tangled up in depression. It makes me wonder: Why don't we talk more about the beyond-sad dads? Read More... Posted Oct 17 2007, 06:57 PM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: depression, families, fatherhood, family issues

• Babble Talk: Mmmm...Hanson

  The three brothers of pop made for such delicious punch lines in the late 90’s, but now the Hanson brothers are all grown up, seemingly oblivious to the taunts of their youth. I’m sure the multi-platinum records helped. In fact, in the Babble interview with Sarah Hepola, the former teen idols seem so well-adjusted that even though they’re barely in their twenties and have a total of four children, I can’t think of a single smartass comment about these boy wonders, who are still making music and touring around the world.   It actually doesn’t surprise me that the brothers are settling down and behaving themselves. You see, I’m from Oklahoma too and there isn’t a much bigger threat than having your parents sit you down and gravely inform you that you have “brought shame to the family name.” That, and the fact that getting married right out of high school is considered sweet instead of insane. Hepola’s interview with the Hanson’s while in NYC digs into their decisions to become family men, instead of cautionary tales. They even have a little perspective for those young’uns in the spotlight today. If only Britney had paired up with TH instead of JT. Sigh. Posted Oct 11 2007, 04:44 PM by aprilpeveteaux with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Child Actors, fatherhood, hanson, babble talk, celeblrities, Sarah Hepola

• Are Dads the New Moms?

  And if so, when do I get all my retroactive paid vacation and Christmas office parties? Oh, and Post-It notes. I could really use a big drawer-full of free Post-It notes for all those little mommy (I mean PARENTAL) love notes in preschool lunches and reminders to order a Costco cake for the birthday party, send seven birthday gifts to other people's kids, pick up soy butter and little containers of applesauce (red NOT blue or orange) from the grocery store and copy playdates from email correspondence to the family calendar, call my mother/mother-in-law and all those little but imperative things mothers do. Errr, I mean, fathers. Read More... Posted Sep 17 2007, 06:31 PM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with no comments Filed under: fatherhood, sahds, trophy husbands, trophy wives

• Putting Fathers to the Test: Super Dad or Challenge Dad?

  Sometimes it pays to brush up on the diaper changing skills and the baby food knowledge, and not just to impress the guys at the office with your understanding of pureed squash. Fathering Japan, a Tokyo non-profit, will be offering a "daddy exam" so fathers can test their knowledge of all things paternal, and get ranked anywhere from "super dad" to "challenge dad" (a.k.a. "sucky dad"). The test is designed to raise men's awareness about parenting, because apparently fatherhood often takes a backseat to work in Japan, though the times are a'changin. The director of Fathering Japan says, "There just isn't enough information about parenting for fathers. Through the exam, we want men to realize that they don't know anything about child-rearing." Hey, a test designed to make you feel like you don't know anything... It's calculus all over again! Test questions range from... Read More... Posted Sep 17 2007, 09:04 AM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: dads, Japan, fatherhood, daddy exam, pop rocks

• Real Dads and Reel Dads Duke It Out

  It's that time again! Time for that dreaded trip to the greeting card aisle to pick out a masculine card for the dad you still haven't forgiven for shaming you out of trying out for the pom squad or to find a card that perfectly combines the humor and heart-felt sentiments for the father who you mimic everyday while singing Wheels on the Bus with your own wee ones. As if that's not enough pressure, Blockbuster, struggling movie rentees and icons of scientific family relationship research, has just released the results of a longitudinal, worldwide survey (not really but they also say they don't charge late fees anymore -- ha!) on the best dads on- and off-screen. Predictably, the top pic for "Movie Dads You'd Most Like As Your Own" is Chris Gardner, profiled in Pursuit of Happyness and played by Will Smith. In second place is Father of the Bride's George Banks, played lovable and bumbly by Steve Martin. In third place is Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which makes me think that some ambitious junior-year high school English teacher offered up a boatload of extra credit points to students who chose him in the survey. Topping the "Movie Dads Most Like Your Own" category are (again) George Banks, Robert DeNiro's Jack Byrnes' lie detecting dad character in Meet the Parents, and Chevy Chase's timelessly hilarious and embarrassing Clark Griswold, Eugene Levy's portrayal of "Jim's Dad" in American Pie. I have to admit that, as much as I've laughed at these funny fathers and as much as one or more of them may (I said may) slightly resemble my own dad, I sure wouldn't admit it. Especially to the assholes who constantly charged me for movies I totally returned on time. Read More... Posted Jun 08 2007, 05:02 PM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with no comments Filed under: fatherhood, father's day, father of the year, movie dads

• More Stuff for Father's Day ... Just Not for You

  I mocked a dad for not wanting things for Father's Day. How could he not want a coffee mug? Or a tie? Or even crappy, home-made crayon art work? But now I'm guessing there's quite a few dads out there -- somewhere -- who value family, happiness and social awareness over more important things. And that's where Changing the Present comes in. It's web site that lets you donate to important causes, instead of simply shelling out dough for bric-a-brac and lingerie this Father's Day. For instance, for $50 you can de-mine a sports field. For $20, you can buy 8,000 pounds of carbon to offset something to do with the ice caps. For $75, you can provide healthcare to a needy person for a month. The list of ultra-cool greeny gifts goes on and on -- and I'm beginning to think I might finally have found something better than stuff. (Note that I haven't vetted this site -- so do your homework before donating. But the idea was too good to pass up.)   Posted Jun 06 2007, 07:31 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: father, fatherhood, consumerism, dad, father's day, father's day gift guide, father's day gifts

• Gene Simmons Offers Tips on Fatherhood

  Gene Simmons, of Kiss (and long tongue) fame, spouts about fatherhood in this month's Esquire, along with other fatherhood experts, Forest Whitaker and Mario Battali.  Simmons discusses his confusion over his mother's offer throughout his childhood to throw herself under a truck for him, to which he (naturally) responded: "Don't do that, you'll die!" Other gems?  Appreciate the small moments, threaten boy suitors, and whisper so the kids have to lean in.  With advice like this, who needs Doctor Phil or Berry Brazelton?   [Photo Credit: Esquire]    Posted May 29 2007, 01:11 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with no comments Filed under: gene simmons, fatherhood, forrest whitaker, Mario Batali