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R. Justin Freeman

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.

18 min readMar 20, 2023

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Young girl dialing a cell phone

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R. Justin Freeman

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…

5 min readJan 25, 2022

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

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R. Justin Freeman

Bonding with a Baby: Stay Calm When it Comes Slowly

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

9 min readJan 24, 2022

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Bonding with a Baby: Stay Calm When it Comes Slowly

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R. Justin Freeman

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.

3 min readJan 24, 2022

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

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R. Justin Freeman

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

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

3 min readJan 22, 2022

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

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Poetry in Form

Old Friend

Good to see you, old friend

1 min readApr 2, 2020

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Old Friend

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R. Justin Freeman

Uncertainty

Uncertainty is a specter

1 min readMar 30, 2020

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Uncertainty

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Betterism

The Things I’d Tell My Former Selves

Maybe you’d benefit from sitting in on the meeting

5 min readNov 20, 2019

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The Things I’d Tell My Former Selves

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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.

27 min readAug 19, 2019

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

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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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