What to Do to Not Get Sick When Your Partner Is Sick
So your significant other, who you live with, is sick. She or he is coughing, sneezing and getting their sickly juices on everything from the couch you sit on together to the door knob you use to go to the bathroom, not to mention the toilet seat....
What Do I Do About My Shy Kid?
When you're a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we're here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
Basic Dad July 23, 2019
How Do I Find a Trustworthy Pet Sitter While I'm on Vacation?
Parenting a pet, no matter what kind, can be a frustrating and bewildering experience. Animals can't tell you what they want and need (directly, at least), so we're here to help you answer any questions you have about your favorite companion — whether they be furry, slimy,...
Ian Lecklitner July 17, 2019
How to Handle the Nightmare of Traveling with Kids
What Should I Say to My Barber if I Hate My Haircut?
You asked for a little bit off the top when you walked into the barber shop. "No problemo!" said the dude who's now whacking your mane like a gardener who drank six espressos with his nose before trimming some bushes. Cold sweat cascades down your forehead and...
What to Do When Your Magical Wedding Day Goes Horribly Wrong
Weddings mark the beginning of a lifelong commitment, and the ceremonies often set the tone for the rest of the relationship. Needless to say, one would hope that the special day goes off without a hitch, especially considering the average wedding costs more than $25,000. But alas, stuff...
When Should You Just Give Up on Yourself?
Here's a hypothetical that's probably more real than not for most people: You've spent 20 years or more hating your body, seemingly unable to drop those last few pounds that stand between you and happiness, despite seemingly constantly denying yourself the food you really want, and working...
Adam Elder July 11, 2019
Is There Any Way to Come Back From Being the Office Leper?
Have you ever felt like Milton from Office Space? Completely isolated from your peers, degraded by your bosses and reduced to nothing more than a mumbling, squirrel-watching, stapler-hoarding office leper? Well, the good news is that you aren't alone. Actually, sorry, you are alone — that's why...
Brian VanHooker July 10, 2019
Does Dude-ifying the Ob/Gyn Office Actually Help Prepare Men for Fatherhood?
Being a good dad begins the moment you choose to have a child, and that means the first thing you need to do is become an expert on pregnancy. Naturally, many men are clueless about what brewing a literal human inside a body involves, since most of them...
Was It Really Good Sex If Neither of You Broke a Sweat?
When one thinks of "good sex," the image that probably comes to mind — if not something from your own history, or a slow, sensual movie scene — is something loud, wild and sweaty. But is working hard enough to perspire a prerequisite to good sex? Does a...
Brian VanHooker June 28, 2019
How to Deal with Picky Eaters
Basic Dad June 25, 2019
Do I Really Need to Buy Kid Versions of Everything for My Children?
Compared to adults, children are basically aliens. They speak in tongues, engage in unimaginable rituals and have an endlessly particular set of needs. Because of this — and perhaps just as commonly, because of parental paranoia about this — all kinds of things are available in child-friendly versions, just in case...
Ian Lecklitner June 24, 2019
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