Fatherly | Ann Hulbert | Writers

Can Discipline Transform Children Into Prodigies?

The short answer is no. But Ann Hulbert has a longer answer. The child prodigy [https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/how-to-tell-if-your-kid-is-a-prodigy-and-why-its-probably-better-if-theyre-not/] , that tiny tot hunched...

By Joshua David Stein
Corvette | Cars | Fatherhood | First Person

The Chubby Kid in the Bullshit Car

As a son, I spent unhappy hours in a Corvette. As a dad, I've learned to love them. My dad grew up in...

By Joshua David Stein
Fatherly | Fatherhood | Loneliness

The Specific Pain of Not Being Invited to a Kid’s Birthday Party

Refresh. Refresh. I checked the inbox again. No invitation had come. My son was not invited. I had been told and fully believed that graduation...

By Joshua David Stein
Tattoos | Fatherly | Fatherhood

What I Tell My Children About My Truly Awful Tattoos

When 'I was drunk and in college' isn't the right response. When I was eighteen, I had an apartment in Florence,...

By Joshua David Stein
Fatherly | Fatherhood | Daniel Mendelsohn | Writers

Talking Greek Food, ‘The Odyssey’, and Dads with Daniel Mendelsohn

The idea is to go home, but that's not always possible. The other day I had lunch with Daniel Mendelsohn, the most famous...

By Joshua David Stein