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For when a short post isn’t enough, but you’re not looking for a book either. Articles on topics every dad cares about.

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Editor’s Note - December 2026

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Dec 1, 2025

Editor’s Note - December 2026

Notes from the year’s final stretch

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
Forgive Me, Father - But I’d Rather Be a Dad

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Nov 20, 2025

Forgive Me, Father - But I’d Rather Be a Dad

A good dad balances the serious and the silly - and makes both feel right

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
Editor’s Note - November 2026

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Nov 1, 2025

Editor’s Note - November 2026

In praise of the imperfect word

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
Don’t waste your summer, dad

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Jul 8, 2025

Don’t waste your summer, dad

Because there’s only so many summers left.

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
The art of invisible leadership

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Jun 24, 2025

The art of invisible leadership

How two decades in tech - and one toddler - taught me that guiding people is less about control and more about conversation.

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
On meeting expectations

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Jun 10, 2025

On meeting expectations

The Must-Dos and the Maybe-Laters

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
The art of not wasting a good silence

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May 27, 2025

The art of not wasting a good silence

Ideas for that rare moment when no one’s yelling “Dad!”

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
Staying alive!

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May 17, 2025

Staying alive!

Coffee, Sunshine, and a Hint of Broadway

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
On ethics and aesthetics

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May 13, 2025

On ethics and aesthetics

Will beauty save the world?

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko
Our reading goals

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May 2, 2025

Our reading goals

3 books a year, really?

Yuri Dolzhenko
Yuri Dolzhenko

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