DOD265: Positively Negative

DOD265: Positively Negative

Pretty sure this is the first episode where the dads touch on adoption, and we have a great listener email to kick off discussion about a particular aspect of creating an adoptive family.

And since we kicked off the episode talking about optimism and pessimism, please be sure to chime in on the comment thread below or in the Facebook group with your position on whether you are a "hope for the best" kind of person or an "expect to be disappointed" person!

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DOD12: Is Chivalry Infantilizing? Or Is It... Whatever the Opposite Is... Adulterating? That Can't Be It

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DOD11: Should Chivalry Still Exist? Part 1

DOD11: Should Chivalry Still Exist? Part 1

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DOD9: What's the Line Between Advocating for Your Kid and Being an Asshole?

DOD9: What's the Line Between Advocating for Your Kid and Being an Asshole?

This episode is a delightful romp! A series of vignettes about our dadding experience, including: there's always that one asshole kid; Eli doing magic tricks for other parents; how much 'being an assh...

22 Jul 202253min

QnA 1!

QnA 1!

You had questions, we've got way long winded and meandering answers! Questions we answered: Matt - For Tom and Thomas (but not Eli, as far as I know), how did you break the news of impending proge...

19 Jul 20221h 7min

DOD8: What's a Healthy Masculinity? or Do We Even Need the Concept?

DOD8: What's a Healthy Masculinity? or Do We Even Need the Concept?

At long last, we've finally devoted an episode to masculinity. How do we fix the terrible, emotionally stunted men in our society? What does it mean to be a good man and is it different than just bein...

15 Jul 20221h 4min

DOD7: When Attachment Takes Time

DOD7: When Attachment Takes Time

What do you title the episode that has everything? This is a very special episode involving a very special announcement. But it also has so much more. Some ridiculous golf talk; does having more kids ...

8 Jul 20221h 1min

DOD6: How Much Privacy Should Our Kids Have?

DOD6: How Much Privacy Should Our Kids Have?

After discussing sleep and how our kids ruined ours for a while, we move onto the main topic of the day: privacy. Should kids have locked doors? Their own phones? Should you turn over your kid's room ...

1 Jul 202250min

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