February 22nd, 2011 by Matt | 3 Comments
Ah, Nathan. Normally, I love and appreciate your sharp emotions and fiery rhetoric—they make DadWagon such an intense delight. But today, alas, I fear they’ve led you astray. You’ve forgotten one of this dadblog’s prime directives: Fuck the kids—it’s all about me. Your argument—for those just joining us, Nathan is in favor of having kids [...]
February 4th, 2011 by Nathan | 5 Comments
Consider this a mini-Tantrum. Usually, all three of the Wagoneers weigh in on a single tantrum topic. Matt already wrote his post about whether or not to get a job (synapsis: he is tempted). But Theodore was exempted from writing, since he actually made his opinion known in the most emphatic way possible: by taking a [...]
February 1st, 2011 by Matt | 3 Comments
Just over six years ago, I decided I’d had enough of work. I saved some money, quit my job at New York Magazine, and decided to go traveling for a while. Then I got lucky—I made a contact at the New York Times travel section, and quickly found myself in freelance heaven. In the time [...]
January 14th, 2011 by Nathan | 8 Comments
There has been so much written about Amy Chua’s preposterous, boastful Wall Street Journal article, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” that I am loathe to simply pile on top of the discussion. What I’d rather do is point to another Wall Street Journal article, this one from 1991, dateline San Francisco: At age 17, Kio [...]
