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Now that Mother’s Day is officially over, the next (approximately) 30 days are the lead in to the one day where most people take time out to give Dad a lil’ bit of extra love. This will especially ring true for all the men who will be celebrating their first official Father’s Day (like Mr. [...]
By now, most people have heard or read about veteran NBA player Jason Collins revealing that he is gay. It’s only newsworthy because Collins is a current and not retired player, as John Amaechi was when he revealed that he was gay. Generally, the news was met with congratulatory remarks and vows of support. ESPN even [...]
There’s one conversation we hate having with that one ex who always could make us feel that way. Especially if they know their former bf/gf has a new #him or #her. I’m not talking about a specifically sexual way, even though they probably were top shelf with that as well. I’m talking about the feeling where the two of us felt like Darius [...]
Last week, WIM posted two articles concerning child support. One was from a man’s point of view and the other from a woman’s. It should’ve been expected that each gender would have differing views on the topic. Somewhat surprisingly, there were people in the comment sections of each piece that agreed with the other sex’s [...]
*Before anybody gets all politically correct, and says I’m intolerant, some things need to be understood. I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. These beliefs are the foundation of how I view the world. As such, I’ll be the first to say that yes, God is Love. At the same time, God also has precepts [...]
We’re coming up on the that great bastion of love for some, heartache for others, and general indifference for the rest. That’s right, I’m talking about *cue ominous sound effects* St. Valentine’s Day. Before I go any further, let me say I am not inherently against Valentine’s Day. I’m all for love being celebrated between [...]
Where is your personal responsibility? What got me thinking about this was an article in The Washington Post about abortion. This isn’t the place for a discourse about what side of the abortion debate we fall on. As with everything else in life, it’s a multi-layered answer. However, what struck me in the article was [...]
A few Saturdays ago, some coworkers and I were having a discussion. It was a few men and women of varying ages. The subject turned to “why men lie so much.” Now, I’m not the guy to get into this discussion heavily on most days. This Saturday wasn’t a usual day though. I asked two [...]
Lisa Turtle. Zack Morris. They were two characters from the early ’90s sitcom Saved By The Bell. Most people 28 and older remember it. During the show’s run, I, and I’m sure many other boys, had a serious crush on Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa. She had some valley girl tendencies, but who cared? Lisa [...]
The other day, I came across an article entitled Stop Calling Sh*t Fatherless. The majority of the points made in the article I actually agreed with. The term itself is derogatory at best and inflammatory at worst. People toss it around flippantly on social media (I’m looking at you Twitter), and it has found its way [...]
