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! Follow me on twitter @claytoncraddock.com www.claytoncraddock.com

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The unmarried father. We hear all the time about heroic single mothers. We hear very little about the other half of the population. Yeah, fathers can be just as heroic and can raise children without mothers. I feel it is…

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THIS happened ten years ago at 10:10AM Jan 21st, 2003. I remember it like it was…10 years ago. Time really flies. I have spent just about every single day with my daughter. That evil place called family court could not…

Ben Affleck on Fatherhood

“They’re most important in my life,” the 40-year-old Argo filmmaker said. “Family is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t mean you can’t do other stuff in your life. In fact, having a family makes whatever other thing you have that much richer.…

Gender Neutrality

Why do parents attempt to fit a square peg in a round hole? When new parents try their best to force a child to be gender-neutral, I find it to be totally ridiculous. Boys and girls are inherently, fundamentally, and irreconcilably different. In this article…

Abandoning your child

Leaving your child’s mother to raise your child alone is weakness and cowardice. Your child needs you just as much as they need her. There is no excuse for abandoning your own flesh and blood. Of all the roles men…

Women Earn More Than Men?

By Belinda Luscombe – Tmie Magazine Wednesday, Sept. 01, 2010 The fact that the average American working woman earns only about 8o% of what the average American working man earns has been something of a festering sore for at least…

Permanent Maintenance?

This sums up everything. Permanent maintenance makes absolutely NO sense in our modern society. NONE! Nathan Webb I don’t live in NJ, but I know the terror of “spousal maintenance” and how it can destroy lives. My ex wife became…

Home with dada

I think this is great. I would love to do the same thing, but compile footage of my nine years of being at home with my kids. These kinds of moments don’t last for long. Enjoy them while they are…

When is a sperm donor a father?

After putting an ad on Craigslit, an agreement was made between Jennifer Schreiner, Angela Bauer and William Marotta. William was to be the sperm donor but to not have any parental rights. The  couple chooses to have the child with William.…