<p>Fuck you, you fucking douchebag.</p><p>You want people to have more <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a>?</p><p><a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a>. <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a>. <a href="/tags/daycare/" rel="tag">#Daycare</a>. <a href="/tags/maternity/" rel="tag">#Maternity</a> and <a href="/tags/paternity/" rel="tag">#paternity</a> leave. <a href="/tags/child/" rel="tag">#Child</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#tax</a> credits. A <a href="/tags/livingwage/" rel="tag">#livingwage</a>. Four day workweek. Etc.</p><p>Nah: deny <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> the right to have an <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> and make everyone <a href="/tags/poor/" rel="tag">#poor</a> and desperate, right? Goddamned <a href="/tags/plutocrat/" rel="tag">#plutocrat</a> assholes.</p><p>Plus, you raised an absolute festering pustule of a son, <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a>. So don't you dare lecture anyone about <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a>, Cruella.</p>
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<p><a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a> Regulators Closed a Failing Charter <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a>. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.<br>—</p><p>Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#academic</a> performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/teacher/" rel="tag">#Teacher</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/41WKSu6" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/41WKSu6</a></p>
<p>Shaken <a href="/tags/baby/" rel="tag">#Baby</a> Syndrome Has Found New Life in Courts as Abusive Head Trauma. One Family Is Fighting Their Son’s Diagnosis.<br>—</p><p>Exonerations and new <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny while leaving <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> vulnerable to criminal charges.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/socialwork/" rel="tag">#SocialWork</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/40bMD53" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40bMD53</a></p>
<p>Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.</p><p>Our most-read story of 2024: <a href="https://propub.li/3W5ooDd" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3W5ooDd</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/roevwade/" rel="tag">#RoeVWade</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a></p>
<p>Among our top stories of 2024: </p><p>Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3C3J6MV" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3C3J6MV</a></p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#Teen</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/addiction/" rel="tag">#Addiction</a> <a href="/tags/trauma/" rel="tag">#Trauma</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a></p>
<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admin accounts <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>“All Our Future Money Is Gone”: The Impossible Task of Providing Child Care in Rural Illinois<br>—</p><p>Though the governor promised to make Illinois “the best state” to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one couple learned, there’s almost no help for those building a child care facility from the ground up.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4j8yNbg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4j8yNbg</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/childcare/" rel="tag">#ChildCare</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Many Southern California residents currently have no access to basic necessities such as clothing, toiletries, diapers, baby food and tampons. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@TeenVogue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TeenVogue</span></a></span> has created a list of places you can donate to or support.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/W.3oMD" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/W.3oMD</a></p><p><a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#Wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/losangelesfires/" rel="tag">#LosAngelesFires</a> <a href="/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a></p>
<p>When the Casners signed the deed for their new child care center, their dreams felt within reach. But even a $600K loan wasn’t enough. They borrowed $200K from their retirement, and it took another 10 months for their doors to open.</p><p>Here’s why.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4j8yNbg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4j8yNbg</a><br><a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/childcare/" rel="tag">#ChildCare</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reports that it misses a 90-day deadline to approve child care licensing applications about a third of the time. In regions with severe staffing shortages, that rate can rise above 50%.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/obstacles-to-opening-child-care-facilities-rural-illinois?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/obstacles-to-opening-child-care-facilities-rural-illinois?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/obs</span><span class="invisible">tacles-to-opening-child-care-facilities-rural-illinois?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/rural/" rel="tag">#Rural</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a></p>
<p>Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.<br>—</p><p>Following a ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois investigation, an Illinois lawmaker introduced legislation that aims to protect homeschooled students from abuse or neglect.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-homeschool-regulations-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/illinois-homeschool-regulations-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ill</span><span class="invisible">inois-homeschool-regulations-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/homeschool/" rel="tag">#Homeschool</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say<br>—</p><p>“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/bab</span><span class="invisible">y-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/baby/" rel="tag">#Baby</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a></p>
<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @parenting </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>📰 🖥️ 📺 <br>👋 Do you need helpful educational resources about media literacy? Here is a link to free resources👇 </p><p>MediaSmarts has been developing digital media literacy programs and resources for Canadian homes, schools and communities since 1996. Our work falls into three main areas: education, public awareness, and research and policy.</p><p>Learn more here:<br><a href="https://mediasmarts.ca" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mediasmarts.ca</a></p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/medialiteracy/" rel="tag">#MediaLiteracy</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <br><a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a></p>
<p>Hey, Fedi friends. We're in the process of winding down operations for the year so we can close our office and give our staff a break for the holidays.</p><p>...but! We'll be keeping an eye on our account here, so if you have questions about our resources or need any help, please give us shout. (We know overworked teachers may be doing prep for next year over the holidays and we don't want to leave you in the lurch!) We might be a little slower to answer than usual but we are always happy to hear from you and we're thrilled if we can connect you with the resources you're looking for.</p><p>We hope you get a bit of time to rest and recharge at the end of the year, too. ❤️ </p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/homeshooling/" rel="tag">#Homeshooling</a> <a href="/tags/edutooters/" rel="tag">#Edutooters</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="/tags/librarians/" rel="tag">#Librarians</a></p>
<p>Pst! Did you know you can search the films in our Resource Library by audience age range?</p><p>We don't host or distribute the films ourselves, but we do link to where to watch them. Many of the films are available for free or on major streamers you may already have subscriptions to.</p><p>If you're looking for ideas about good films to watch with friends, family, kids or company this holiday season, we're here to help. Check it out! 👇</p><p><a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/resource-library/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Dec25&utm_term=age+range&utm_content=Link" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journeysinfilm.org/resource-library/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Dec25&utm_term=age+range&utm_content=Link"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journeysinfilm.org/resource-li</span><span class="invisible">brary/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Dec25&utm_term=age+range&utm_content=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#Holidays</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/familymovies/" rel="tag">#FamilyMovies</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/grandparents/" rel="tag">#Grandparents</a> <a href="/tags/grandchildren/" rel="tag">#Grandchildren</a> <a href="/tags/kidsmovies/" rel="tag">#KidsMovies</a> <a href="/tags/childrensmovies/" rel="tag">#ChildrensMovies</a></p>
<p>Am I doing parenting right if my kid just started yelling "MY CABBAGES!" in the produce aisle...? 😅🥬</p><p><a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> & <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://www.letsaskyourmom.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>index</span></a></span> - Blog of tips for parenting, food, travel</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://www.philosophergrandma.blog/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>
[email protected]</span></a></span> - Grandmother's advice for grandparents</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://antiparent.com/" rel="nofollow">@
[email protected]</a> - Parenting blog with alternative viewpoint emphasising societal support structures</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://primaryfocus.tv/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hello</span></a></span> - Advice & news about elementary schools in US</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://www.starkravingdadblog.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>issy</span></a></span> - Blog about homeschooling children in New Zealand</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://walkingwithdaddy.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dad</span></a></span> - Blog by father of two girls in southern England</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@thetoylibrary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetoylibrary</span></a></span> - Irish non-profit helping families donate & borrow toys</p><p>🧵 1/2</p>
<p>Her Parenting Time Was Restricted After a Positive Drug Test. By Federal Standards, It Would've Been Negative.<br>---</p><p>Child welfare systems vary widely in what they count as a positive drug test. One state’s level is so low that Air Force pilots can fly with up to 400 times more opiates in their system.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dru</span><span class="invisible">g-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>
<p>WATCH: More than 80% of U.S. children attend public schools.</p><p>Some of the Education Department’s ultraconservative advisers, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, want to change that.</p><p>Here’s an inside look at their dismantling of public education: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N</span><span class="invisible">6fO-w</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a></p>
<p>I wrote a poem, dedicated to all those "men" "too manly" to spend time with their <a href="/tags/daughters/" rel="tag">#daughters</a>.</p><p>"Sounds a bit gay, to be honest!"</p><p><a href="https://yorkshiregeek.co.uk/posts/sounds-a-bit-gay-tbh/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="yorkshiregeek.co.uk/posts/sounds-a-bit-gay-tbh/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yorkshiregeek.co.uk/posts/soun</span><span class="invisible">ds-a-bit-gay-tbh/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dad/" rel="tag">#Dad</a> <a href="/tags/father/" rel="tag">#Father</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#Poetry</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/creativewriting/" rel="tag">#CreativeWriting</a> <a href="/tags/men/" rel="tag">#Men</a> <a href="/tags/toxicmasculinity/" rel="tag">#Toxicmasculinity</a> <a href="/tags/masculinity/" rel="tag">#masculinity</a></p>
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