Bad Dads We Love

Parental Involvement in Schools: Not for Me!

October 4th, 2011 by Theodore | 2 Comments

Let’s for the moment drop all the pretense and admit that what we talk about when we talk about more parental involvement in our schools is not really more parental involvement in our schools but better schools with absolutely no more involvement than necessary—crazy stay-at-home parents excepted. All of which is to say that if [...]


Sure Sign You Are Failing As A Father

September 20th, 2011 by Theodore | 3 Comments

JP went to school today in skinny jeans. Which I bought. From Old Navy.


Alone With Two Children: Nook, Nookie, Lookee

September 16th, 2011 by Theodore | 2 Comments

Since this last Monday, Tomoko has been leaving for work early and returning home late. This last for three days, at which point she left town on a two night work trip. Needless to say, things have been rather harried in my household as a result. A sign of my not having things totally together? [...]


Bad Dads We Love: Super commenters edition

September 2nd, 2011 by Theodore | 10 Comments

Okay, I know it’s best never to respond to negative comments, and I won’t. Instead, I think I will run this comment in its entirety, which was written in response to a post I wrote in July about my ex-wife and my current nanny: Sorry. Your ex wife is in the right here. If you’re [...]




  

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