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After a lifetime of competing with his father, writer David Shields has had enough. But the aged patriarch remains "cussedly, maddeningly alive."
By Louis Bayard
March 4, 2008
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He's a shell of himself, but my mom hasn't told him why.
By Cary Tennis
February 12, 2008
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I have two kids to raise, a dating scene to navigate, and a rubber vagina in my drawer. Bachelorhood is off to a rough start.
By Trey Ellis
February 7, 2008
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Way back when, he gave up rights to the child, but now I want to know my half-sibling.
By Cary Tennis
January 22, 2008
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A vocal group of could-have-been fathers argues that when it comes to abortions, men also have feelings.
By Catherine Price
January 8, 2008
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Are hyperinvolved parents discovering themselves through their kids' illnesses?
By Carol Lloyd
December 13, 2007
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He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them.
By Cary Tennis
December 7, 2007
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The neighbor who took care of him before he died says he promised her his car. Should she get it, or should my sister?
By Cary Tennis
November 20, 2007
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Business Week takes a look at children as just another consumer choice.
By Carol Lloyd
November 15, 2007
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A new Web site harnesses positive psychology for kids' happiness.
By Carol Lloyd
November 15, 2007
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I phoned him when I got out of the hospital and he said not to call anymore.
By Cary Tennis
September 13, 2007
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They thought the baby would fix things, but he didn't, so the dad split. Does that mean he's no good?
By Cary Tennis
August 30, 2007
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A writer argues that Fortune 500 CEOs make bad fathers.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
August 20, 2007
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How did that young swashbuckling guy riding around in a cool car turn into Dad, whose special day is about as festive as National Pickle Week.
By Garrison Keillor
June 20, 2007
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Why are some women attracted to men who look like their fathers?
By Catherine Price
June 19, 2007
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Toddlers take note of gender roles -- especially when they're subverted.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
June 15, 2007
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He's a Vietnam vet and a troubled man whose house is falling down around him.
By Cary Tennis
June 5, 2007
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This guy does not respect me or notice me! What can I do?
By Cary Tennis
May 29, 2007
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My stepson's daughter, you see, is not biologically related to my husband and, well, it's complicated ...
By Cary Tennis
May 11, 2007
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How do I tell our 8-year-old daughter that her dad is having a sex change?
By Cary Tennis
May 10, 2007
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I'm a single dad with a senior in high school -- does she need to know this secret, and should she hear it from me?
By Cary Tennis
May 7, 2007
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I know what the issues are, but I can't really deal with them.
By Cary Tennis
May 4, 2007
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I'm not sure how much filial devotion I owe my father, now that he's talking about buying a rifle.
By Cary Tennis
April 4, 2007
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NOW argues fatherhood initiative amounts to sex discrimination.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 30, 2007
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Now that death has come, words that used to seem trite sound unexpectedly profound.
By Cary Tennis
March 21, 2007