Peanut

Becoming a man is one thing—what about becoming a father? Follow the life’s journey of artist DANNY GREGORY from dilettante to daddy in nine months.

Guilt (September)

The conclusion to DANNY GREGORY’s saga of contemporary fatherhood, where all is revealed and most are forgiven, including a postscript with advice for new parents. (Peanut | November 28, 2005)

Surviving the delivery is one thing; living through weeks of midnight feedings, particularly when emergencies strike, is much worse. DANNY GREGORY discovers the ancient conspiracy that keeps expectant parents in the dark. (Peanut | November 14, 2005)

Past Due (August)

Finally, it’s time. Mommy’s off to the hospital, and Daddy, after months of careful training, completely forgets what he’s supposed to do. The newest chapter in DANNY GREGORY’s saga of contemporary paternity. (Peanut | October 31, 2005)

Due Date (July)

The baby’s late. Life is hell. When the neonatalist tells him to relax and make love, is DANNY GREGORY, the contemporary father, prepared to take his sensible advice? No. Of course not. Resume panic. (Peanut | October 17, 2005)

You Betrayed Me (June)

Striving to be a good father also means being a good husband. And while co-attending birthing classes is a smart idea, DANNY GREGORY learns that springing a surprise baby shower—and not warning his wife about the stain on her top—is not. (Peanut | October 3, 2005)

Stocking Up (May)

When a child is on the way, the last months can seem agonizingly slow. So does it help, when you’re finally ready, to have your mother suggest you and your wife are ambivalent about the whole baby thing? DANNY GREGORY writes. (Peanut | September 19, 2005)

I Abandon the Mother of My Child (April)

As the big day nears, anxieties grow sharper, and even a bad episode of ER becames fraught with symbols. Add in a business trip halfway across the world—can almost-father DANNY GREGORY handle the stress? (Peanut | August 22, 2005)

Option C (March)

Pregnant mothers have extraordinary needs—love, support, removal of strangely repugnant odors—but it’s the fathers who are needy. Another chapter in DANNY GREGORY’s illustrated chronicle of worry. (Peanut | August 8, 2005)

One in 285 (February)

Discovering the sex of your unborn child is a cause for celebration, and then baskets of new and unexpected anxieties. A new chapter in DANNY GREGORY’s pursuit of fatherhood. (Peanut | July 25, 2005)

How About Those Knicks? (January)

Your child’s tastes—for a particular brand of peanut butter, or milk, or religion—are up for grabs once she’s out of the womb. But what happens if she turns into a Knicks freak, Mr. No-Sports-Knowledge-Whatsoever? More notes on DANNY GREGORY’s long nine months. (Peanut | July 5, 2005)

Mad Dog (January)

Our children are unique composites of our genes and our mate’s—noses, hairlines, and tennis serves. Unfortunately, the kid can also get saddled with Uncle Tom’s halitosis. Another installation in DANNY GREGORY’s saga of birth. (Peanut | June 20, 2005)

Cup-a-Soup and Candy Canes (December)

Part of becoming a father is accepting responsibility for how another person turns out. But can you hold your own family responsible too? And is it smart to gather them all on a cruise to find out? TMN Contributor DANNY GREGORY continues his illustrated saga. (Peanut | May 31, 2005)

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November), Part II

Leaving New York for Ohio, even for a short time, is an exercise in real-estate envy and relaxation, except for all those drunk cowboys. TMN Contributing Illustrator DANNY GREGORY continues his tale of pregnancy with a new episode about patience and gunfire. (Peanut | May 16, 2005)

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November)

You can have a successful career in your thirties and still pretend you’re 18, carousing at clubs and sleeping on a futon. But to have a baby at the same time? DANNY GREGORY continues the Peanut with a new installment on adulthood. (Peanut | May 2, 2005)

Plan 9 (September)

Attention men: Want to have a child? Then you better come up with a plan for making sure you accomplish the vital first steps. Chronicler of technical wherewithal DANNY GREGORY brings us a new episode of the Peanut. (Peanut | April 18, 2005)

An Introduction

There are hundreds of wonderful books on motherhood for women; there are zero decent books on fatherhood for men. Contributing Illlustrator DANNY GREGORY starts a new series, to continue here every other week, about fatherhood. Welcome to the Peanut. (Peanut | April 5, 2005)

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Archives

Peanut

Guilt (September)

Jack (August)

Past Due (August)

Due Date (July)

You Betrayed Me (June)

Stocking Up (May)

I Abandon the Mother of My Child (April)

Option C (March)

One in 285 (February)

How About Those Knicks? (January)

Mad Dog (January)

Cup-a-Soup and Candy Canes (December)

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November), Part II

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November)

Plan 9 (September)

An Introduction

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