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R. Justin Freeman

What’s Your Emergency? A Cheat Sheet for Teaching Kids How to Call 9–1–1

A former police officer and former 9–1–1 operator discuss how to prep your kids for a day every parent hopes will never come.

Mar 20, 2023

Young girl dialing a cell phone

Mar 20, 2023

Let Them Be Kids: The Kindness of Blissful Ignorance — The Unbothered Father

“The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song — the lyrics, the melody, the mood — can take you back to a moment in…

Jan 25, 2022

Let Them Be Kids: The Kindness of Blissful Ignorance — The Unbothered Father

Jan 25, 2022

Bonding with a Baby: Stay Calm When it Comes Slowly

‘Would I jump in front of a bus for her yet?’

Jan 24, 2022

Bonding with a Baby: Stay Calm When it Comes Slowly

Jan 24, 2022

Get Over Yourself and Have Fun with Your Kids

When it comes to having fun with your kids, they’ve got a few things to teach you.

Jan 24, 2022

A man pulling a wagon with his children in it, showing how you can have fun with your kids

Jan 24, 2022

Pregnancy Testing: Tension of Exams, But Now with Extra Pee

There’s test taking…and then there’s test taking.

Jan 22, 2022

Pregnancy Testing: Tension of Exams, But Now with Extra Pee

Jan 22, 2022

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Poetry in Form

Old Friend

Good to see you, old friend

Apr 2, 2020

Old Friend

Apr 2, 2020

Uncertainty

Uncertainty is a specter

Mar 30, 2020

Uncertainty

Mar 30, 2020

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Betterism

The Things I’d Tell My Former Selves

Maybe you’d benefit from sitting in on the meeting

Nov 20, 2019

The Things I’d Tell My Former Selves

Nov 20, 2019

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Better Humans

A Complete Guide to Stepping Up During Your Partner’s Pregnancy and Becoming a New Parent

Trying? Expecting? So were we. Here’s what I wanted to know a year ago.

Aug 19, 2019

A Complete Guide to Stepping Up During Your Partner’s Pregnancy and Becoming a New Parent

Aug 19, 2019

R. Justin Freeman

R. Justin Freeman

Creator of The Unbothered Father: Calm, contemplative fatherhood for the thinking dad. Fluff-free, no-nonsense, information rich articles to be a prepared papa.

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