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At 51, I thought I was done with parenting. I was wrong.

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Parenting has always been stressful, but now it’s different, experts say.

Has parenting really become too hard? Experts certainly believe so

Many parents are at the breaking point of stress, and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?

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Putting one’s stamp on fatherhood

Dad always kept things civil.

The September 1 Edition

New dad and former MAFS star Michael Brunelli talks about surviving the first year of parenthood, and why fathers should be making mental health a priority.

Much was left unsaid between me and my father. But I know he loved me.

If you loved me, you wouldn’t leave me, Dad said. But I had no choice

My father and I did not talk of love or grief. But I did not doubt I was loved by this gentle, funny, intelligent man.

  • Neil Orford

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