Dad Life | Holidays

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6 Gay-Friendly European Destinations for an Unforgettable Holiday...

Here are 6 unique, gay-friendly cities in Europe that will make for an amazing holiday getaway.

Gay Dads in Holiday Advertising

Trend alert! Has anyone else noticed a lot of gay dads in advertising this holidays season? Here are some of our favorites.

The Gay Dad Holiday Gift List 2021

Don’t look now, but ‘tis almost the season already! We know, it crept up on us too. If you’re in need of some great gay dad gift ideas this holiday, we’re here to help.

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Gay Dads and Kids Celebrate Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah! We've loved seeing all the family pics from dads and their kids celebrating the first several days of the holiday.

Happy Hanukkah! We've loved seeing all the family pics from dads and their kids celebrating the first night of the holiday . Enjoy some of our favorites. Have your own? Send them to dads@gayswithkids.com!

The Hanukkah Gift Guide for Dads and Kids

Here is our top 20 gift guide for Hanukkah. Sometimes you want a fun gift specific to Hanukkah and we put together a fun list for you.

Jamilla & Que’s Pregnancy Experiences As Black Lesbian Moms

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A Lesbian Mom's Message to Queer Dads This Mother’s Day

10 Ways Gay Dads Inspired Us in 2019

Every week, we bring you the stories of gay men and their families. While no two of these stories...

10 Moments That Defined 2019 for Gay Dads

Whatever your thoughts on 2019, it certainly hasn't been a boring year for gay, bi and trans dads —...

A Painful Christmas Taught This Dad the Meaning of Home

Everything that happens in our lives is meant to teach us something. These experiences — good, the...

Gay Men and Their Kids Celebrate Hanukkah

No, My Kids Don't Have a Mom; But I'm a Dad Who Learned From the Best

A month before our first child was born via surrogacy, I came home late from work to find my...

Top Gay Dad Photo Essays of 2018!

If there's one thing we've learned about our followers, it's this: you like pics of loving gay dads...

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Gay Dads Celebrate the Holidays with Their Annual Family Photos

It's the most magical time of the year... no matter what you celebrate! Something that all these...

Gay Dads Share Their Coming Out Stories for National Coming Out Day

As we celebrate National Coming Out Day, we look at some of the coming out stories of dads in our...

This Gay Uncle is on a Mission to Provide His Nieces and Nephews With...

Mike Adank, who lives in New York City, has been a "guncle" for 19 years toDylan (19), Emma (17),...

For This Gay Couple, Being a "Guncle" Means Setting a Good Example...

Matt Sinclair and Clay Jackson are newlyweds, sharing their special day with Meghan Markle and...

How These 'Real Modern Dads' Plan to Celebrate Christmas This Year

When Brent and I were young, the holidays were important to both of us. The Holidays were a time...

Counting Our Blessings in This Season of Gratitude

Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. It's a time when family...

Let Christmas Come Early This Year

With everything going on in our country, I think saying that it has been a crazy year is an...

Happy Thanksgiving to the Extended Family

“Oh, George, it’s a Thanksgiving miracle.”

Fun and Spooky Bookies for Your Pookies

When I was a baby, my mom would read to me, and it’s one of my strongest, most lovely memories of...

Watch: Gay Dad Winter Wonderland

Wonderful moments of gay dad families enjoying the snow.

Home for the Holigays

Let’s Be Frank: The Diary of a Divorced Gay Dad

Enjoy Our Gay Dad Family Christmas Album + Happy New Year!

We've loved seeing all the beautiful Christmas photos you've shared with us over the past couple of...

Watch: A Gay Dad Family Chrismukkah

Gay dads BJ & Frankie are excited to share their Catholic and Jewish holiday traditions with their...

Death by Christmas

Let’s Be Frank: The Diary of a Divorced Gay Dad

#GWKThenAndNow: Joshua, Josh and Their Twins

Joshua and Josh have been together for 12 years, and are Dada and Dad to twins who were born via...

Cherish the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

The holidays are a magical time of year for me, and always have been. As a family, we would fill...

How This Gay Dad Celebrated Mother’s Day: 75 Presents for 75 Mothers

“What are we going to do for Mother’s Day?” For many years, that question could be answered in only...

No Day But Today: On Cancer, Adoption, and Family

It took her until January to tell us, either because she didn't know, or because she wasn't...

One Interfaith Couple’s Old and New Traditions

When I was growing up, the holidays were always a special time for me. For Easter, my sisters and I...

A Young Son Makes his Gay Dad Realize a Shortcoming

'Twas the week after Christmas, when my sweet 3-year-old

Came down with a cough, and a nasty head...

All I Want for Christmas is Marriage Equality

Dear Chief Justice and Justices,

On World AIDS Day, Gay Dads Talk About Being HIV Positive

They didn't think that they could do it.

Anthony Romeo's "Dear Santa" Letter

This is the sixth article in Anthony Romeo’s series about his adoption journey. Read the first...

Thanksgiving Holiday Attire

Love it or hate it, Thanksgiving is fast upon us, and you know what that means: family photos!

So...

Memories of Family Week 2014

Sadly, we're packing up to leave Family Week 2014 and Provincetown behind. What a fantastic week...

Move Over, Mother And Father; Parents’ Day Is Coming!

Yesterday, blogger AJ Edge’s post “Being Dad and Daddy in a Mommy World” caused a great amount of...

Father’s Day Reflections

In honor of Father’s Day, we invite you to read these holiday reflections written by several of...

Father’s Day is upon us: reflections on fatherhood

I think I’ve written about this before: what Father’s Day means to me and my family. Sadly, because...

Donor's Day

Like many other gay dads out there, I’ve often daydreamed about what father’s day would be like...

(Grand)Mother's Day

My sons have no ‘mother,’ but that doesn’t mean they don’t get to celebrate Mother’s Day. They just...

Thoughts on Mother's Day

In our extended family, in our social circle, in our neighborhood and at our daughter’s daycare,...

Of Mother’s Days & Father’s Days and how one international family...

You probably know that it’s going to be Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, right? We pick up the...

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