Sperm + egg = baby. A treatise on Father’s Day
I’m writing this blog post on Father’s Day, because I want to point out a simple fact: it takes two co-equal partners to have a child. Sperm can’t magically turn […]
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Dads vs moms – the double standard continues
My daughter Annie is a lacrosse player, and typically plays in a summer travel league, meaning that during the summer there are a number of weekend tournaments to which we […]
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What is patriotism?
Happy 4th of July, the day we celebrate our independence. It’s a day filled with patriotic fervor, colored red, white, and blue. Many of us will be celebrating with cookouts […]
A daughter who plays sports will make you a feminist
My daughter Annie has been playing lacrosse now since she was about seven, so five or six years now. When she was younger, the difference in how the boys’ teams […]
The body image double standard
I work like a dog in the gym (and the kitchen) to maintain some semblance of a decent body. I’ve been told recently I have body image issues, since I […]