Manners that Don’t Suck
I’m going to sound like a pissed off old man. And I’m good with that. Bad manners are rampant. The way I see things going, manners these days are like harsh meanness and disinterested oblivion had a baby, and then that baby was handed a case of Red Bull and a shotgun. Hey, look! Our […]
The (Secret) Front-Middle Pocket
It’s the secret that everyone knows about. It doesn’t really have an official name because it isn’t spoken of, but if it were given a name it might be humorously called “the hand holster,” “pouch o’ grapes” or the “family jewel vault.” I like to call it simply and plainly the “front-middle pocket” or FMP. […]
The Chemistry of Combining Kids
When your kid or baby is getting introduced to another’s for the first time it can be a nervous thrill. Suspense! What’s going to happen? Are we going to get fun fizzy bubbles? Or an explosion? Perhaps a new virus? Sometimes 1 + 1 = WW3 If it’s the kid of friends or family meeting […]
Our Wives Just Said… #33
[Talking to Andy about Charlie] “So, how’s your husband doing?” -Elizabeth [Talking to Charlie about Andy] “So, what’d you and your boyfriend talk about?” -Avara
Bad Product Idea #5: Tranquoo Child Anti-Wakefulness System
[ click the image to enlarge ] There is nothing more precious, more beautiful, than the image of your child in a deep, restful, rosy-cheeked slumber. But that preciousness and beauty is multiplied by 10,000 when it follows the utter, sanity-testing misery of your child screaming, flailing and refusing to go to sleep for an […]
Baby Sleep Positions: “H Is for Hell”
Every parent knows this letter. Fears it! It’s the H. Some may say it stands for “horrible” but don’t listen to them, they’re just whitewashing it. It stands for Hell. And it’s the kind of night you’re both going to have. This was one of the first “baby in bed” sleep positions we noted […]
Homemade Birthday Cards 2004: Max’s 4th / Cody’s 6th
Cody’s Sixth Birthday: 2004 Max’s Third Birthday: 2004 To recap: I make birthday cards for each year my boys. Lucas (2), Max (11), Cody (13). As they got older, I started designing them around what seemed to rock their socks off. I was thrilled the year Cody turned 6 and Max 4 and they were […]
Potty FAILing (A True Story)
We’re in the process of sorta, kinda, not really potty training Lucas right now (2 years old). We got him a potty seat a few months back, but he started standing inside the thing. We put it away when we thought of him learning to poop and pee in it while still in the habit […]
My Wife Just Said… #31
“They say ‘Mockery is the highest form of flattery’… Or was it ‘mimicry’? Whatever. One or the other.” -Elizabeth
What Would I Do Without Her?
I’m home alone. I have been for days. Lizzie and the kids are off visiting relatives. Don’t close window! I’m not going to put on after-shave, spank my face with both hands and squawk into a mirror. ♫ Love is in the air! ♫ It’s cool. I’m good. No matter where I go in the […]
