Babble

If you've ever accused the father of your child of being infantile, now you can actually make it so. The Web site ManBabies.com lets readers switch the heads on babies and the older males who love them. The result? Some very freaky (and funny) photos. (Tip of the hat to Charlene Prince-Birkeland...

The world is made up of all kinds of dads -- busy, strong, slimy, wobbly -- and the new book Daddy Hug celebrates all of them. With charming, vivid illustrations of animal dads and their children, Daddy Hug goes through a litany of daddies that makes for a fantastic read-aloud. To wit, here's the...

As Father's Day looms, the annual search for a card begins. One would think this would not be such a challenge, given that there are rows upon rows of them. However, this makes me nuts every year. Every card refers to 1) dad's fixing things 2) dad's love for tools, golf, fishing and sports...

CityMama has a Father's Day Gift Guide . It's only one item, but it's a goooood item. That's right: it's a lightsaber . Specifically the Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber. You can also buy the Darth Vader model. In fact, buy both and then you can have a battle! What? What's that...

"Dad, Dad, can I hold my kite now?" "Not now son, it's too fragile. Wait till it's in the air." "It's flying! It's flying! Okay, can I hold it now?" "Not now son, wait till it's a little higher." "It's so high now! Can I hold it now? Can I?" [faintly, off in another world] "Not now...higher." [disgusted...