"Oh, he wasn't part of the promotion. He's just here every night."

Without question, his is the greatest triumph of softness in NBA history.

Did someone throw a no-hitter?

I'm trying to wrap my mind around what exactly you'd do in a flower cutting room. I mean, that has to be a euphimism for something, right?

This house actually has a lot of character. On stormy nights you can still hear the ghost of Ian Zeiring's career wandering around the guest wing.

It's understandable that you'd be annoyed if your man wanted to go out drinking while you were sitting at home, pregnant and uncomfortable. Certainly if it was something he did all the time. But if he had stayed home every night throughout the pregnancy, forsaking poker games, boys nights out, sporting events, etc.…

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I'm not disputing that women are subject to various societal pressures regarding pregnancy and childbirth. As a man it would be insensitive and frankly foolish of me to pretend that the playing field is level. But I'm confused as to why having a get-together with friends before the baby is born would be such a…

it's fetus-rasslin' time

...the same people who think they can make anal beads out of donut holes.

You don't get to decide that the two are mutually exclusive. I'm a great dad, and I *wanted* my daughter, but that doesn't mean I would have turned down a drunken night with my buddies before the baby was born. Getting drunk with your friends because you know those opportunities will be few and far between once the…

Thank you for your thoughtful post. There have been plenty of times when something I read rubbed me the wrong way and I responded in a manner that didn't really capture everything I wanted to say. I've been there.

No one said we're insipid morons?

Why so hostile? Nobody is asking for a gold star. The comment I originally replied to said "OMG DIAPERS!!!! HOW WILL I GO TO THE BARS!?!? Fuck you, dudes"

Dear God, I'm not trying to compete with the woman here. Only a fool would try to postulate that the men have it JUST AS bad as the women vis a vis pregnancy. Of course not. The woman absolutely bears the physical and emotional brunt of it. I'm not trying to diminish that, and I really think my comment made that…

Well, he says that when the baby is born it's traumatic for the husband. I don't necessarily agree with the wording, I wouldn't call being a dad traumatic, but it's definitely a life-changer. I think his quote sounds bad taken in a vaccuum, like it's all all about the dad. Obviously both parents will have their lives…

Oh, I completely agree with you, that's a horrible attitude for any guy to have. I absolutely adore my daughter, and although parenthood comes with a litany of challenges I wouldn't trade a second of it. I guess I'm saying that the party itself doesn't have to be some big insensitive, insulting affair, as long as the…

I don't understand why people keep comparing this dad party to the baby shower. They're quite obviously not the same thing. If the women wants to have a party with her friends she has every right to do so. There's nothing preventing that. Have the party earlier in the pregnancy so that mobility isn't so much an issue,…

Yeah, because there is never any stress or worry for the expectant father. We totally don't have to worry about being a good dad, or a supportive husband to our pregnant wife. I understand what a physically and emotionally draining experience it is to be pregnant, and I'm not trying to diminish the impact it has on…

I didn't feel compelled to do something like this when my wife and I had a kid, but I'm not going to bash on guys who are into it. It's pretty harmless. For a lot of people having a baby means their social life will be severely constrained, at least for a while. Not everyone can afford a sitter regularly or has family…