Everybody gets addicted to saying specific little phrases. 80% of my vocabulary comprises the words “werk” and “gorg.” It's so easy to fall back on cute little slang terms that they can come to define you. My friend Zack is addicted to saying the phrase “dudes rock.” He interjects it whenever he doesn't know how to respond to someone, especially when that someone is a dude. “Dudes rock” is a central tenant of this man's philosophy, and I cannot begrudge that. I don't say “dudes rock” often, but…

Dating as a parent must be tough, but watching a parent date later is pretty tough, too. The frustration, the sadness of watching someone you love get hurt. While we have tons of sympathy for adults who are forced back into the dating pool, having to watch someone you respect and love struggle in an area of common sense must be difficult. Twitter user @stahppitrahn provided some very good (and very funny) proof of this recently. Seems her sweet father fell prey to a dating scammer who tried to…

Gross

Nick Cannon is still “Wild 'N Out”

Many dads aren't known for being the most affectionate guys. These fathers tend to express their affection for their family quietly or not at all. As someone who's dad loves to sing humorous jingles to his animal friends, I can't really relate to this problem. However, I sympathize with people who have daddy issues caused by their fathers inability to express emotions. There are some dads who are so cavalier and unemotional that it goes past the point of being sad and circles on back to being f…

An L for nepotism

We could all use some nap time

Today, August 11th is National Daughters and Sons Day. If you're a parent, you're probably thinking, “isn't EVERYDAY daughters and sons day?”

As trans visibility increases, one would think that the reception for people coming out as trans would be a little less negative. I've found that my trans friends have been met with loads of understanding and support after coming out. Unfortunately, it's not always easy for families of trans people to afford the same grace. While in the worst-case scenarios, trans people are abandoned or even attacked by their close-minded families, indifference or selective acceptance can be almost as damaging…

Under the table she went

Ride or die at its finest

That place will definitely have to be saged now

Next level parenting

It is not easy

Everything is totally fine.

#parenting is full of surprises