Well, you’ve heard the range of opinions, from Theodore (who sounds like he lives in a Marina Abramovic piece) to Nathan (who just grew up in one) to Matt (who prefers entirely passive forms of aggression). As for our home life, I doubt we will have to deal with this question anytime soon. Like Matt’s [...]
This week’s Tantrum has an obvious answer. Arguing in front of your kids was part of the recent definition of ghetto parenting, and with good reason: you don’t need to be Phil Zimbardo to realize that a child of a hostile environment may well turn out hostile themselves. And yet, I’d like to argue in [...]
Once upon a time, when I was maybe 11 years old, my parents had a fight. I don’t remember what it was about, but I do remember voices raised and my mother eventually storming out of the house, yelling something about wanting a divorce.* It was evening, after dinner, and the scene was terrifying to [...]
I came across a poll in Parenting magazine the other day, which asked the question: Is it okay for couples to fight in front of their kids? Not surprisingly, 82 percent of the liars parents thought it wasn’t. And it probably isn’t. But does that mean it isn’t going to happen? Likely not. Granted, while [...]
Do you ever question the logic of your actions? Tantrum is a series of posts from Dadwagon.com. A little about the Dadwagon team: We are journalists in New York City who are trying to make sense of the sometimes baffling, often excruciating, occasionally amusing world of fatherhood. Nathan Thornburgh is a contributing writer and former [...]
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