Home Intruder Claus
By now, many of you have experienced of one of the most invasive experiences to ever face mankind: Santa Claus. For years, we’ve struggled under the shadow of this overweight cat burglar. Though he “brings presents” to us, we all know he breaks into our houses through our chimneys, the most available weakness of our […]
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How To Traumatize Your Kids
If you were to ask, I would be the first to tell you I am not a perfect father, perhaps not even a great one. I know some of you have said I seem like a “rad dad” but I often think I am more of a “dud” than a “dad.” So, before I utter […]
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Shifty Santa
I’m sure at the time this photo of me was “cute” and “adorable” and “heart-warming.” But looking at it today, I see something else… SHIFTY SANTA: Keep your hands where we can see them. Maybe I’m interpreting it with my 2011 cynicism? But, the more I look, the more photos of my son below further […]
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Santa Claus vs. Pregnant Woman
[ click the image to enlarge ] In our Versus series, normally we’re all about pointing out the striking similarities between a baby and unusual figures like a zombie, Godzilla, a redneck, etc. But today we’re taking a look earlier, before a baby is even born. A pregnant woman. And Santa Claus. We know […]
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Stop Lying to your Kids about the Holidays
It’s a tough call for some parents… Which holidays stories do we tell our kids? Yikes. Whatever you do, make sure you’re very clear about your plan of attack and its storyline. A poorly assembled sentence here… A word they don’t understand there… and the result is major miscommunication about the characters and the tales […]
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Revenge of the Santa Photo!
We decided to take a poll in last Thursday’s post featuring Finn’s meltdown on Santa’s lap… And now… THIS YEAR’S SANTA PHOTO! That’s not an icicle coming out of my son’s mouth, people. It’s a crycicle. This Santa was very professional, but you can still almost see the fevered look in his eyes, silently screaming, […]
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Santa Photos for Pro Parents
I took my son to his first Santa photo op as a toddler last year… Maybe my son is Jewish? ¡Fail-is Navidad! His very first experience as a tiny worm-monkey-baby doesn’t count because he wasn’t big enough to fight back. But this time, just as we arrived to perch him on Santa’s lap, the photo […]
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