The Thing That’s Inevitable That’s Not Taxes

January 13th, 2010 by Matt | 1 Comment

This year my wife, Jean, and I are going to undertake some projects. We’re going to refinance the apartment. We may renovate the kitchen. We’ll put Sasha in daycare. And I’m going to put together our last will and testament. Perhaps it’s obvious, but this is not one of the more enjoyable parts of being [...]


Church or dad: What’s best for the kids?

December 3rd, 2009 by Nathan | No Comments

If you ever want an unedited look at the dank sewer of human relationships, check out leagle.com, which has an endless stream of court decisions between litigating parties. The conflicts range from petty to murderous. It’s delicious. That’s where I found this gem of justice, in which an Indiana court actually did the right thing [...]


Attacking Dads

November 23rd, 2009 by Nathan | No Comments

Behold the latest article to rile the world of dadbloggers: Custody Lost, by Sally Abrahms at Working Mother magazine. The piece basically argues that more working women might not get full custody of their kids in divorce because the dads are becoming primary caregivers. It’s kind of a lazy argument, particularly because it seems bereft [...]




  

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