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Being a Dad is Hard as F*ck

A weekly newsletter about how f*cking hard it is to be a dad.

Newsletter · By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    Come Visit Me Over There (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Hey all of you new subscribers! Welcome! It’s always such a nice little treat to see a “New Subscriber” notification pop up in my inbox, a little dopamine dump a few times a week. And, for some reason, there have been dozens and dozens of you over the last few weeks. Not sure why. Maybe someone reposted something or tweeted one of my essays. Who knows? All I know is that now, there are a bunch of new people here, which is GREAT!However, this newsletter is dormant these days. And while you’re mor

  2. Issue · Jul 3, 2026

    'Cry Me a River' - New at The Itinérance (opens the original)

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    So, you may remember a few weeks ago when I told you I was launching a new travel newsletter called The Itinérance. Well, this week’s essay is allllllll about fatherhood, so I figured I should let y’all know. Read an excerpt below, click the link to read the rest, and subscribe if you’re so inclined. Peace and love! -mv I’m sitting in an airplane somewhere over Canada as I type this. It’s a big airplane and it’s taking me to Paris for a quick layover. Then a smaller plane will take me to Venice,

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