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As I listened to my friend talk about his first man-to-man talk with his dad, I couldn't help but think about my own, and wondered, what will my son's first man-to-man talk with me be like? more

With the elections just around the corner, Obama and his crew entered the DNC with a lot at stake. Surprisingly, the resounding theme has a lot to do with fatherhood more

The Manival blogging carnival is back and better than ever. Check out the best posts of the week from man, husband, and father bloggers all across the blogosphere more

I don't let him think for a second that monsters really exist in his closet or that his stuffed bears come alive at night. Then how come I continue to advance his belief in other inventions of lore and fairy tales? more

Is it me or does it seem like there is a new front-page story every day about another thing our kids need to avoid? more

Has anyone else been following the seemingly endless Brett Favre Saga?  The more I hear, the more I realize there's something for me to learn as a dad that has to make "management" decisions for the family more

We grew up looking at a computer as a pragmatic machine used for data storage, compiling file documents and processing information. Our kids are growing up looking at a computer as an outlet and connection to their social life more

"Got a few kids of my own...  And some days I still dont know... What to do..." --John Mellencamp, "Cherry Bomb"  As I listened to those lyrics from John Mellencamp, I couldn't help but feel the exact same way... Though I only have two kids, there are some days I don't know what to do.

Jeremy over at Discovering Dad has asked for some thoughts on "what brings out the child of me?" Great topic - I've been thinking about this lately as being a dad oddly brings me both closer and farther away from remembering my own childhood and rekindling that feeling of childlike wonder.

I'm a huge fan of lists. So, in honor of the extended three-day weekend, I thought of seven ways to lengthen your weekend even more. Being the dad, you know everyone's counting on you to come through in the clutch.