July 12, 2012 9:52 AM
If you’re old enough, you’ll likely remember the series of commercials, televised in the late ’80s, for cars such as the brand-new snazzy Cutlass Supreme. Each advertisement ended with the words, “This isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile.” That tagline, slightly...
June 17, 2011 9:44 AM
The year Diana Ross’s hit song "Love Child" hit the top of the pop charts, I was born to a single mother who was unable to care for me. At three weeks, I was adopted into a family who raised...
July 28, 2010 9:47 AM
Boston College’s Center for Work and Family released a study last month that tracked changes in the way American fathers view themselves and their roles at home and work. The study looked at married, educated, and employed first-time fathers of...
June 25, 2010 10:50 AM
Last Sunday morning, my daughter Penny helped me make breakfast for her dad. He likes it simple: coffee, OJ, a bowl of cereal with raisins. We assembled it all on a tray, complete with the newspaper and a card: “Happy...
June 3, 2009 11:00 AM
It's not shocking that Disney would create yet another film that features a child without a mommy and daddy, but Pixar's 10th feature film, Up, still manages to play on strong themes of marriage and fatherhood. Released last Friday, it...