Author: Clayton Craddock

I am a dedicated father to two wonderful children, a consultant for divorcing fathers, a thought provoking blogger, and a social reformer who is intent on seeing positive cultural change for boys, men and fathers in the 21st century. Oh, I also play drums too!

NEIGHBORhood

I went for a walk in my old neighborhood to get some exercise this morning. I ran into some old neighbors. It’s great to reminisce about the old days (35 years ago or so). Lots of great memories growing up…

Beyoncé the FEMINIST

THIS IS WHAT A FEMINIST LOOKS LIKE! Really? If Beyonce is a “feminist,” so is this bimbo. Modern feminists are a cult who’s ideology is dying a slow and painful death, I say GOOD RIDDANCE!! I lost all respect for…

The Father Project

In my research and experience dealing with divorcing couples, whenever a woman has major issues with men, there are usually issues with the woman’s father and her relationship with him. It’s important that people make amends and deal with those…

Women against #WomenAgainstFeminism

An excerpt from this article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/women-against-womenagainstfeminism/article19970342/ Do we still need feminism? According to many younger women, we do not. For the past few weeks, a Tumblr hashtag campaign called #WomenAgainstFeminism has been stirring up a lot of angst in the Twitter/blogosphere.…

Backlash: College men challenge ‘guilty until proven innocent’ standard for sex assault cases

An excerpt from this article: http://washingtonexaminer.com/backlash-college-men-challenge-guilty-until-proven-innocent-standard-for-sex-assault-cases/article/2551863 Kevin Parisi is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and barely weighs 120 pounds. He’s hunched over and walking with a cane after back surgery earlier this year. He suffers from severe anxiety and digestive…

Dad’s Don’t Get Work-Life Balance Empathy

An excerpt from this article: http://www.timsackett.com/2014/08/08/dads-dont-get-work-life-balance-empathy/ Friends and colleagues often ask my wife how she balances her job and motherhood. Somehow, the same people don’t ask me.” When we talk about ‘inclusion’ we aren’t really talking about everyone. That’s the…

I AM THE WORLD’S WORST LESBIAN

I wish all feminist thought like this. From this post: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/55453552.html It’s true. I don’t do anything like a normal feminist lesbian would. And I AM A FEMINIST LESBIAN. First: I like men. I like men so much it’s pathetic. I…

New Peanut Butter Cheerios Commercial: #HowToDad

Why a commercial? All of this is common knowledge isn’t it?

I like the fact that it’s the right mix of fun and responsible, which the vast majority of fathers are anyway. After years of ads like THIS and reports of how negatively men are portrayed in advertisements over the years, we finally have images of a father who is actually cool, funny, interesting, loving, caring, and runs his home. I’ve had it with the nonsense and I’m glad the fight is starting to pay off. Check this out: