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What a Catch! What a Dad!

by Michele Cheplic

16 Sep 2009 11:58 PM

Three-year-old Emily Monforto may not know it, but she is one lucky kid. While other children her age have dads that give new meaning to the word "selfish," young Emily's pop, is making headlines for his selfless fathering.

Not So Bad Dad

by Michele Cheplic

12 Sep 2009 07:40 AM

With guys like Jon Gosselin, Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson and the jerk who poisoned his kids for cash, still living and breathing, it's ...

The Importance of Dad's in Raising Teen Girls

by Andrea Hermitt

03 Jul 2009 10:37 AM

Some recent comments on a few teen based blog posts here at families.com has called out Dad's and their absence in the life of teen girls. As the mother of both a male and female teen, I have to admit that my husband and I tend to team off according to sex.

Michael Jackson the Father

by Michele Cheplic

25 Jun 2009 08:50 PM

They look like each other, but nothing like the man they called "dad." Still, that didn't seem to matter to the offspring of Michael Jackson. Prince Michael Jackson, 12, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, and Prince Michael Jackson II a.k.a.

Bad Dads Strike Again: Father Poisons Kids for Cash

by Michele Cheplic

23 May 2009 11:51 PM

Here's another one for you guys. And by guys I mean gals. And by gals I mean moms. Outraged moms let their fury fly via comments left on my previous blogs detailing the sick, twisted and demented doings of bad dads from coast-to-coast.

Worst Father of the Year Award: And the Winner is... Alec Baldwin?

by Michele Cheplic

18 May 2009 10:30 AM

This is a tough one. It wouldn't be, if these grown men, who were blessed with healthy children, didn't engage in such extraordinarily despicable behavior.

Bad Dad: Sick, Stupid or Just a Jerk

by Michele Cheplic

17 May 2009 08:40 AM

No, not the dad who spends more time, money and energy entertaining his girlfriend than his kid. I'm talking about Todd Marcum, the father who gives new meaning to the word "repulsive.

Bad Dads? You Decide

by Michele Cheplic

15 May 2009 09:04 AM

I know a dad who pays more money for airlines tickets to see his girlfriend than he does in child support. He also willingly shells out more cash to wine and dine said girlfriend in the course of three days than he does to feed his own child in an entire month.

How Often are you Mad at Dad?

by Michele Cheplic

26 Feb 2009 10:05 PM

"I don't need a husband... what I need is a wife." How often have you heard your frustrated mom friends utter that doozy? Or, are you the one who constantly complains about your hubby's lack of parental involvement? If so, you aren't alone--far from it, in fact.

Desperate Dad vs. Unsympathetic Electric Company

by Michele Cheplic

24 Nov 2008 01:52 PM

As parents we've all maintained at one time or another how we would do anything for our children. I hear it from parents all the time: "Oh, I would give anything to see my daughter happy." "I would die for my son.



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