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• Dojo With Mojo – The Day Our Pet Dojo Took A Walk On The Wild Side
• Uno for Dose - Playing Cards With My Daughter
• These Boots Were Made For Walking - A Child's First 97 Steps
• Tomboys, Gender Training, and The Trouble With Stereotypes
• Are You Hot Mama? Love and Life According to Foreigner's Hot Blooded
• Dealing With a Toddler's Violent Temper Tantrums - How to Handle a Child Who's Out of Control
• The Little Arcade Game That Could, and Did, But Shouldn't Have
• Th's Versus F's - A Child Learns Her "TH" Sounds
• Boys Gone Wild - It Takes a Village at the Family Fun Center
• Let's Talk About Death. Or Not.
• The Curses and Blessings of The Human Male Mind
• Help, Is There a Smart Ass In the House?
• Girls Love Basketball Just as Much as Boys - At Least at First
• The Science Behind Children's Appetites - The Multiple Stomach Chamber Theory
• My Disturbing Google Analytics - Search Engines, Pedophilia, and The Unexpected Consequences of Having a Parenting Blog
• Flame On! - My Daughter Discovers That Everything Looks Cooler With Hot Rod Flames
• I Will Kik Yore Ass Dad!!!! - My Daughter Learns to Write
• Millionaire Matchmaker is Fucking Boring - More Kids and Cussing and The Family Values That Really Matter
• No More Begging - The True Story of a Chocolate Lollipop, a Whining Child, the Pacific Ocean, and a Father Who Just Loses It
• You Can't Control the World...
• A Dead Whale of a Tale and Counting to a Billion
• One-To-One Correspondence Despondent - Learning to Count, Or Not
• Work Makes One Free and Cheetos Are Food
• Squirrels Don't Get Sad
• My Daughter Prefers Boy's Underwear - A Tale of Star Wars, Pee Flaps, and Gender Stereotypes
• Stay At Home Mom Wants More Help from Husband - Ask the Dad Parenting and Relationship Advice Column
• My Seven Year Old Daughter's Burial Instructions
• The Paradox of the Perfect Relationship - Long Term Relationship Conflicts and Appreciating Your Partner's Differences
• Double Income No Kids to Stay at Home Mom - When Going Back to Work Doesn't Work
• I Put Soap in the Toothpaste! - Dealing With a Child's Bizarre Behavior
• Romance in a Long Term Relationship - Redefining The Romantic Gesture
• I Just Want Darth Vader, No Princess Leia
• What? The Karate Kid is Not a Girl?
• Keeping Your Sex Life Alive After Having Kids - How to Have A Great Sex Life After Marriage and Children
• Kidnappers Have Better Food Options
• The Secret Word of The Day Is Bofia
• Fear of Growning Up - What It's Like to Be A Grown-Up According To A Six Year Old
• Death to Santa Claus - Don't Lie, Kids Can Handle the Truth
• Quit Whining - If You Are Single and Have No Kids I Don't Want To Hear Your Complaining
• The Myth of Fair and the 50/50 Relationship Split
• Happy Fucking New Years!
• Cornstarch Packing Peanuts - The Guilt Free Art Project for Kids
• Soulmates Are Bullshit - How to Find a Real Relationship
• Creative Toys - Forget Toys R Us, Go Toy Shopping at the Hardware Store
• My Daughter Wants to Be Ripped - Helping Young Girls Develop Self Esteem and a Positive Body Image
• Super Salad Smackdown - Competing Theories on Portion Control
• Men and Sex - 7 Things Every Woman Should Know About How Their Boyfriend or Husband Thinks About Sex
• The Girl's Gotta Chew - Dealing With a Super Oral Kid
• Homemade Teething Rings
• Tic-Tac-Toe Trauma - Dealing with a Child's Frustration with Mastering a New Skill
• Who's Your Daddy? - Calling a Parent by Their First Name
• Introverts are Not Retarded or Anti-Social
• My Daughter Loves The Dead - When Your Child is Fascinated with the Macabre
• An Apple, a Scrotum and a Bit of Baby Sign Language
• The Day I Discovered Unconditional Love
• Not Cheating, Just Leveling the Playing Field - Morals, Children, and The Politics of Arcade Redemption Games
• Self-Employed Work at Home Junkie - Help, I'm Addicted to Flextime!
• I'm a Father, Not a Babysitter - Debunking the Mr. Mom Stereotype
• Teaching Your Kid to Read Sucks! Thank God for Public Schools or I'd Shoot Myself
• Feeding Picky Eaters - Try a Child's Tasting Menu to Awaken Your Kid's Taste Buds and Encourage Healthy Eating
• Birthday Party Season - A Simple Guide on How to Throw a Good Children’s Birthday Party
• Trying to Get Health Insurance When You or Your Partner Is Pregnant.
• Vegetarian Children - Raising Kids in a Vegetarian Home While Allowing for Choice
• Get Thee to a Potty! An Unorthodox Solution to a Child's Persistent Pooping Problem and Toilet Training Issues.
• Kids and Cussing
• Date Night - How to Keep The Love Alive In A Long Term Relationship
• Poop Aint So Bad After All!
• Fun Things To Do Around The House That Make Little Kids Feel Like Big Kids
• Vasectomies Rock! - How Getting Snipped Can Make For An Amazing Sex Life
• Get More Sex From Your Wife or Partner...Starting Now!
• Some Basic Parenting Theorems
• Nope, Not Married