The Modern Father

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Eric Olson

Stay At Home Dad Chronicles: Annual Review

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My At Home Dad experience started at the beginning of 2019, and it was… interesting. Since then, things have become… interestinger. As part of the communal look back on 2019, I wanted to work through my issues talk about how I have progressed through the year. My hope is that some future at-home dad (or mom) can read from my experiences and realize that the first week is not … [Read more...] about Stay At Home Dad Chronicles: Annual Review

Tangential Parenting: Meow Offs and Other Mysteries

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Subscribe: Libsyn // Spotify // iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Music // RSS We have another deep cut from the vault! Last summer Rachel decided I wasn't good enough as a co-host, so she press-ganged my wife, Jenny, into service. Besides bad-mouthing me, they talk about how to plan for summer, keeping kids busy while school is out, and their shared enjoyment of The … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Meow Offs and Other Mysteries

Tangential Parenting: Dads Don’t Babysit

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Subscribe: Libsyn // Spotify // iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Music // RSS This week, Rachel has thoughts. Specifically, thoughts about an article that appeared in Parents titled PSA: Dad is Not the Babysitter. While the article is well-intended in many ways, it falls back on another trope to explain the imbalance in parenting that's almost as bad as The Idiot Dad: … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Dads Don’t Babysit