[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Let me tell you about two things I like. They (in no particular order) are my daughters and shower dance parties. A good starting point seems to be to tell you the reasons that I enjoy my daughters. They are funny, they have sweet smiles, and […]
Humor
Peeing with Your Mic Still On & Other Embarrassing Scenarios
I have found myself in my fair share of embarrassing scenarios in this life: I fell off a chair in front of my entire classroom of students after it crumbled beneath my pitiful body. I tripped and fell UP a flight of stairs in middle school. While reading the stage directions […]
Redefining Relaxation: Baths and Poo
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jill Ginsberg of thejillist.com All three kids are actually in bed by 8 PM. So instead of just flopping into bed, exhausted, I decide to take a bath. About ten solid seconds of sheer bliss transpire before I hear the hinge squeak. It briefly crosses my […]
I Can’t Keep Track of All These New Child-Rearing Rules
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] You know how when you first have a baby and all your older relatives — your parents, your aunts and uncles, your grandparents if they’re still living — start rolling their eyes at your instructions to put them “back to sleep” and to not slip rice […]
8 People Who Should Not Give Parenting Advice
I am a magnet for unsolicited parenting advice. Maybe it’s because I have 3 children whom I publicly describe as strong-willed and privately describe as my personal army of poorly-trained demons. Regardless, while some people might be qualified to dish it out, these 8 people definitely are NOT. 1. Clerk […]
Kids: God’s Answer to Talkie DJs Who Won’t Play Music
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I am going to take a minute out of my busy, busy day to help you consider this whole procreating issue. You are welcome. I am only doing my duty as a contributing member of society. I hope you would do the same for me. I […]
Stuff My 3-Year-Old Says: From the Mouths of Babes
Arden turned three in March, but has run the roost since she was just a couple months old. We knew that she’d be a spitfire but, given the choice, I still would have preferred a spitfire over a wallflower. I’ll likely be eating those words when she’s a teenager. As parents, […]
5 Ways to Make Your Child Hysterical for Future Therapists
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Joe Medler of Developing Dad Every one of us wants to set our children up for success. Cruelly, there’s literally no chance of us not messing up our kids at least a little. In fact, without messing them up a little we won’t give them […]