My Wife Just Said… #255
“You know the expression about ‘the two certainties in life: death and taxes’? When you have a kid, there are two more: dishes and laundry. Hmmmm… This could be a really long list.” ““Elizabeth That list could get soooooooo long. The internet has a bunch of jokes about the failed promise of hoverboards and flying […]
9 Things New Parents Aren’t Quite Prepared For
All first-time parents try to study “what to expect” and prepare for the arrival of their first-ever munchkin. But even the most forward-thinking parents are bound to have some unexpected experiences, and even some unanticipated reactions to things they totally knew were coming. They’ve readied themselves and the home for the big day as best […]
Pizza Is Its Own Food Pyramid (3 Comics)
When I was a teenager, I could eat an entire large pizza by myself. Not a (violent air quotes) “large” pizza, but an honest-to-hugeness LARGE pizza. It took time, of course. And probably a violation of the laws of physics somehow. Heck, I love pizza so much, I once flew back from New York with […]
Video of Kids Saying the Darndest* Things (*Harshest)
Whoa. Kids just… I mean. Whoa. The expression “out of the mouth of babes” refers to an innocent and honest child saying something wise beyond their years. This is juuuuuuuust a bit different. Less wise in years and more like a really old, grumpy person with very few teeth and even fewer sh*ts to give. […]
POST-TRAUMATIC DAD JOKE DISORDER, Know the Signs
Amazing original photo by: indyjones2010 There are jokes. And then there are “Dad Jokes.” Like poisonous mushrooms and brightly-colored snakes, sometimes it’s hard to tell which ones are harmless. They can come from anyone, male or female, young or old, so sadly, the best way to identify the threat of a dad joke is by […]
My Wife Just Said… #253
“Why’re you sticking!!!” Son: “What???” “I was talking to the pan.” Son: “But… but the pan is not alive.” ““Elizabeth & Our 6yo It’s funny that he was calling her out for talking to her cooking equipment, because an hour earlier was having an energetic discussion with a stick. They […]
10 Things My Kids Will Never Know
Teaming up with Clorox, we have some nostalgic parental perspective to drop on you. The cycle of outdating seems like it downed a fistful of steroids with a gallon of coffee, everything is changing and progressing so fast now. However fast or slow times change, a universal truth for any generation is: there will […]
6yo’s Obsessed First-Time Reaction to The Empire Strikes Back (Video)
The weekend before we had watched Star Wars: A New Hope together for his first time. I videoed it, capturing his excitement and intense curiosity, to the tune of 278 questions during the movie (video here). When I published it online, it went nuts, millions of views of my little padawan’s first adorable step on […]
17 Untooned Realistic Cartoons That Are Super Freaky
A while ago I created a nightmare-fuel image of what a mouse would look like if there were a species that looked like our favorite jamboree-leading rodent, Mickey Mouse. After everyone was done cringing and dry heaving, I put the question to our readers of which iconic cartoon animal I should do next. The options […]
Teaching Kids Is Many Much Harderer (5 Comics)
It’s our job to care for the new mini humans we bring into this world. Part of that job is showing them the ropes of life, whilst trying to keep them from tripping and getting tangled in every single one while we were looking for an expiration date for just one single solitary second. Ehem! […]
