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David Lesser

About David Lesser

David Lesser is a New Jersey-based member of the NYC Dads Group and a former stay-at-home dad. He formally wrote the blog Amateur Idiot/Professional Dad.

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SAHD Myths Challenge At-Home Fathers to be Their Best

July 15, 2024 by David Lesser

You can’t trust stay-at-home dads to be alone with your children because they are perverts incapable of nurturing. …and more SAHD myths.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, National Tagged With: at-home dads, Bethanny, gender roles, lying, media, moms, stay-at-home parents, stereotypes

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Parenting Partnership Always Better Than Battle of the Sexes

May 13, 2024 by David Lesser

Rather than revert to gender role stereotypes, true success and happiness in raising children comes from forming a parenting partnership.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, gender / sexuality, National Tagged With: gatekeeper parents, gender equality, gender roles, humor, moms, stay-at-home dads, stay-at-home parents, stereotypes, working parents

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Bread-Winning Wife Isn’t Killing At-Home Husband. Not On Purpose

June 14, 2018 by David Lesser

A study says a bread-winning wife may cause her less financially successful spouse to die younger. A stay-at-home dad pleads his case … to his wife.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, gender / sexuality, NYC Tagged With: gender roles, humor, spouses and partners, stay-at-home parents, working parents

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Get Your Child’s Ears Pierced at a Tattoo Parlor? Yes, You Should

March 20, 2018 by David Lesser

A good tattoo parlor is maintained to exacting standards with well-trained, certified professionals — not minimum-wage earners at the mall — so get your kid’s ears pierced the right way.

Filed Under: NYC, parenting advice Tagged With: daughters, growing up, life lessons, milestones

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Another Parent Yell at Your Child? Here’s How to Handle It

February 8, 2018 by David Lesser

It really takes a village to raise a child not to be a douche. Unfortunately, sometimes the villagers yell and threaten when they shouldn’t.

Filed Under: NYC, parenting advice Tagged With: anger, behavior, birthday, emotions, humor, social life

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Parenting Trends Predicted that, Thankfully, Never Happened

December 19, 2017 by David Lesser

Parents with too much money were clearly on-trend in 2015 based on these misguided predictions on raising and celebrating our kids..

Filed Under: NYC, parenting styles Tagged With: active parenting, humor, trends

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