I love Halloween. Like LOVE it. And as an adult I’ve dressed up as a Viking, and a Rainbow Loom, and Beth, Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Wife, and Hello Kitty, and a Homer Simpson Pez Dispenser and Brittany Spears and Mary Poppins and a whole bunch of other things. But this year was one of […]
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Sometimes the Feeling is Mutual
We have two computers upstairs in my office. One is mine and one is for the kids. Nobody is allowed to touch mine. Ever. The other one is pretty old, but it works well enough for what the kids need it for. But the printer hooked up to it is even older than the computer. It’s […]
the fashin Book
Last year we stopped letting the kids watch TV or use any electronics on school nights. At first it was a bit of a challenge. They were pissed, and I had gotten used to using the television as a babysitter. Now, they don’t even think twice about it. Neither do I. And it has resulted […]
The Ten Most Useful Pieces of Parenting Advice You’ll Ever Receive
The Ten Most Useful Pieces of Parenting Advice You Will Ever Receive 10. Get your kid on a sleep schedule as early as possible. 9. Be consistent and follow through. 8. Give your kids responsibilities and hold them accountable. 7. Put room darkening shades and a white noise machine on your baby registry. You can […]
When’s the last time you thanked your kid’s teacher?
This past week I started volunteering in Number 5’s first grade classroom twice a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I help out with reading for 30 minutes. The last time I helped out in any of the kids’ classes was when Number 4 was in kindergarten and Number 3 was in first grade. So it’s […]
What’s a fucking apple? and 41 other not so shining parenting moments.
We’ve all had one. That really regrettable parenting moment. If we are going to be honest, we’ve all had many of them. And we will all have many more. But for some reason, we feel like we must be the only one on the planet to have had a parenting fail. I recently received a […]
