"I feel sorry for you when they become teenagers." "Dude, you're surrounded by women." "What did you do to deserve that?" Being a dad of four daughters (we also have one son), I hear stuff like this almost daily. And honestly, I'm the one who feels sorry for people who think this way. Having daughters is one of the greatest joys I could imagine. We have a saying at our house that goes like this, "I love you more today than I did yesterday." Raising girls is a privilege, not a burden.
Read MoreJohn McElhenney's outlook on life after divorce is pretty simple: Upward and onward. Of course there were some emotional moments during the process, but once he worked through his initial grief, the single dad tried to set his mind on regrouping and feeling whole again, if only for his kids' sake.
Read MoreBeing a dad might entail dirty diapers, but it also tends to come with big bucks. Men with children earned 40% more than their childless counterparts in 2010, according to a new study by The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Dads had a median salary of $49,000 compared to around $29,000 for men without kids.
Read MoreThe study, titled "Physical activity barriers and facilitators among working mothers and fathers" was published in BioMed Central Public Health, a peer-reviewed journal. The project was funded in part by the Kansas State University Open Access Publishing Fund.
Read MoreFor the last three years, schools in the Oklahoma City district have been participating in the Take Your Child to School Day, organized by TRUE Dads Oklahoma. Fathers, stepfathers, uncles and other men are invited to bring their student to school and have breakfast with them in the cafeteria.
Read More"Are dads the new moms?" asked a video clip in a crowded hotel ballroom on Friday. "No!" said the men gathered for the 19th annual At-Home Dads Convention in Denver. The event, which continues through Saturday at the Marriott SpringHill Suites, drew 105 attendees for its 2014 gathering — up from 73 at last year's event, which was also held in Denver.
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