Tag Archive for ‘Ron Mattocks’
Guest post and giveaway from Ron Mattocks
The Reading Parent For most of last year I served as “The Reading Parent” for my stepdaughter’s first grade class. One would think that, at it’s utterance, such an official sounding title commanded the same instantaneous respect from school children that similar positions like say, The President or Caesar do in silencing boisterous audiences. “Boys ...
Book Review: “Manhood for Amateurs”
Previously published on Clark Kent’s Lunchbox Over this past year I have become a big fan of Michael Chabon. How it’s taken me this long to discover the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, I don’t know, especially given the many elements in his works that I can relate to. Wonder Boys, for instance, takes place in roughly the same ...
Book Review: Daddy, Where’s Your Vagina?
Depending on which source you read, it’s estimated that the number of stay-at-home dads (SAHD) ranges anywhere from 140,000 (Census Bureau) to 2 million men (CBS News). Other statistics claim that of the nation’s 11.3 million preschoolers whose mothers are employed, 25% are regularly cared for by their father during their mother’s working hours (Census ...
Book Review: The Good Men Project
What started off as a simple idea between two men, James Houghton and Tom Matlack, resulted in the newly released book, The Good Men Project: Real Stories From the Front Lines of Modern Manhood (edited by both Houghton and Matlack along with Larry Bean)
Book Review – Sugar Milk: What One Dad Drinks When He Can’t Afford Vodka
(posted originally on April 9, 2010 on Dad of Divas) About the Author – Ron Mattocks is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Houston Family Magazine. His work has been read on public radio and can be found in various parenting-related publications. He lives in Houston, Texas. About the Book The rigid family roles ...