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Even if you haven't planned anything, there's no reason to rush out and break the bank. Here are a few tips for shaving a couple of bucks off the cost more

It takes a village to raise a child, or so the saying goes. Can the global village replace the local ones we're leaving behind? more

After putting up my "Mad at Dad" response, I had a great online conversation with a savvy mommy.  Get a glimpse of what her life is like and why she's not exactly mad anymore more

Stoking the legacy of my fire-making dad. more

While reading is an art, reading to your kids needs a whole different set of skills. 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

As a dad, you're biased when it comes to your kids' first dates. When your boy goes out, he's undertaking a rite of passage, winning over his first girl and doing his old man proud -- just like you did. When your girl goes out, though, she's running off into the world with some grungy, shifty punk you can't trust, and what's she going to do when Dad's not there to protect her?