How do you know you're ready to be a father? [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Jun 25, 2009 - 42 answers

Discovered recently that my wife is expecting our second child - mixed feelings are overwhelming me - practical solutions? [more inside]
posted by numberstation on Feb 12, 2009 - 25 answers

Should I seriously consider a long-term relationship/having children with someone who seems to have a mild case of Asperger's? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2008 - 15 answers

My dad was an insecure, unlikeable jerk (to me at least) who clearly did not like his children. I have become an insecure, unlikeable jerk (to me at least). Am I doomed to have the same, terrible relationship with my future kids as well? [more inside]
posted by bitteroldman on Oct 12, 2008 - 29 answers

Help me with gender disappointment. My wife and I just had an ultrasound and found out our baby will be a girl. I was hoping for a boy because I never knew / met my father. My dad was a completely absent f*ck-up. I was hoping to somehow fill that void by giving my son what I never had and teaching him the things I had to learn on my own. I know I will be overjoyed when my daughter is born, but right now, I am feeling quite sad. What is a good way to look at this, and what can I look forward to with having a girl
posted by jasondigitized on Jun 23, 2008 - 69 answers

If you don't enjoy country music, do hip, relatively new songs exist about fatherhood, or more specifically, fathers and daughters? [more inside]
posted by brozek on Jun 19, 2008 - 33 answers

How do I, as a man, show my son a caring and feminine side to life? I've raised my son in classic, tough-guys-don't-cry fashion. I worry that I haven't given him the tools to form the best relationships with the opposite sex or to be more caring and compassionate and I want to redress the very male influences in his upbringing. Are there any other single fathers out there who have the same concerns? How have you dealt with them? Are there any good resources you would recommend? Any women who have experience of young men mainly raised by their fathers? What are your thoughts? Am I worrying unnecessarily? [more inside]
posted by rikatik on May 13, 2008 - 31 answers

So, we've just found out the kid we're cooking is a girl. Now, I'm tasked with the job I've had for the last 16 years: I have to come up with a signature song for the child. [more inside]
posted by thanotopsis on Jan 29, 2008 - 28 answers

I currently am self employed and work at home. We have our first kiddy on the way. What am I going to need to compromise on/totally change? [more inside]
posted by rus on Jun 22, 2007 - 14 answers

Okay, this is an enormous issue and I'm not finding any resources out there for help. I recently found my son's biological father. My son is 26. [more inside]
posted by nurse4kitties on Apr 12, 2007 - 43 answers

What should my family do about my "long-lost" half-sister when her caretaker dies? [more inside]
posted by nekton on Jan 2, 2007 - 10 answers

Are there memory / brain games I should play with my three year old? [more inside]
posted by crazyray on Aug 9, 2006 - 13 answers

If you could tell a soon-to-be dad anything, what would you say? [more inside]
posted by joseph_elmhurst on Jun 27, 2006 - 61 answers

How can a stay-at-home dad make a bit of cash on the side? [more inside]
posted by mds35 on Aug 29, 2005 - 24 answers