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Sometimes I Forget I’m Not Alone
by | April 19, 2012 at 5:31 a.m.
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rosenberg family portrait

What could test a happy-looking family like those chumps up there? A three year old, of course.

I hate the terms “terrible twos” and “terrible threes.” It’s a cop-out. An excuse. It’s a deflection for attacking a normal developmental phase in your kid. It’s a phrase that describes parents more than kids; your toddler’s just being a toddler, but in your second or third year of fatherhood, you’ve grown comfortable. So naturally, when your kid starts spreading their wings, it feels like the end of the world. You wonder why, even with these terrible “terrible” phrases around, you’re the only one going through this.

Recently, I forgot that I wasn’t alone, and luckily for me, a group of guys came to my rescue. On Twitter, nonetheless.

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Angry SAHD: How Not to Screw Up the Conversation About the Modern Dad
by | Aug. 8, 2011 at 12:28 p.m.

Being a father comes with a giant list of responsibilities, but one of them that’s often forgotten is to not divide mothers and fathers, and that’s just what iVillage did. Let’s talk about this, Inception-style – with a critique within a critique within a critique.

So, layer one is Adam Cohen (of DadaRocks) appearance on iVillage. Layer two is Josh from Angry SAHD, who commented on Cohen’s appearance. Then, there’s me. Adam’s pissed, Josh is more pissed. And I’m left wondering how we can get out of this hole. The gist is that Cohen basically had to face the wolfpack alone – where dads were pitted against mothers so we could know once and for all who’s “better”: dads or moms. You know, because we all REALLY want to know.

Pro Tip: We don’t want to know. Stop doing that, people.

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