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A Parent Is Born

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The Good Men Project

Apr 1, 2020

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Living Up to ‘The Barnes Rules’

My daughter pointed out that I was very much not prepared for a state-wide toilet paper shortage.

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By Jeremy Barnes

It started as a joke a few days after she had memorized The Girl Scout Law. After expressing surprise that I was able to produce a band-aid from my truck’s glove box I explained to my daughter that I was…

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