Hilarious Fake Notes from Kids

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As soon as kids are able to string spoken words into tangled sentences, it seems like they’re also already telling tall tales. “Not me!” “I reawwy washeded my hands.” “I no have to go potty!” HAH! Lies. A lot of kids are to fibs what Willy Wonka is to chocolate. Aaaaaaand then the cute little […]



Welcome to the Nerf Thunderdome

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Sometimes things happen to us that rewrite the story of our lives. Meet Rob. He was in a plane crash and suffered from debilitating fear after the incident. He locked himself away in his room playing video games. What could he do? Rob decided to channel his pain into an amazing activity. Check it out. […]



Proposal reaction

My Wife Just Said… #211

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“Remember when you proposed?” [sighs] “And you got down on your hands and knees…WAIT! I mean your KNEE!“ -Elizabeth   Someone was able to capture the reaction, but unfortunately there is no photo evidence that I was only on my knee to ask for her hand. After she caught her word slip, we both exploded […]



What It’s Like Being A Parent: Parenting Advice

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Parenthood is a sort of a cultist thing. Before you have kids, everyone you know asks when you’re going to have them. You’d think that would be the end of it, but it’s not. Then, they start asking if you’re going to have more. But my “favorite” aspect of parenting is the constand advice. Oh, […]



My Kid Just Said

My Kid Just Texted… #60

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“You love me and i love you and i miss you Are you having a good week?” -Lucas (2015, 5 years old)   It’s adorable how in telling me he loves me, on my wife’s borrowed/hijacked phone, that the cutie patootie begins by proclaiming that I love him. In my mind, I can so clearly […]



Zen Archery and the Art of Parenting

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When I first heard the news, I was ecstatic. I’ve wanted to be a dad for as long as I can remember. Any time a small child was yelled at by their parents, growing up, I wanted to shield them. They were defenseless little creatures who had no recourse against the imposing, angry figures standing […]



Parenting Unfiltered

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We’ve partnered up with Plum Organics because they had a brilliant idea that fit our site and purpose perfectly: to create an online convo where parents could tell it like it is, to see and show others they’re not alone, and to laugh or cry at the wonderful and grim realities of parenthood. With social […]



New PARENTING Emojis Announced!

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The recent addition of ethnically diverse emojis (graphic emoticons) has taken the world by storm. Since it’s been a few weeks (which is like years in internet time), to keep the momentum going, Apple is now introducing an even newer new set of icons. Emojis designed specifically with parents in mind. Here’s a sampling of […]



How I Shave…

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Recently, my son has been pretending to shave during bath time. It’s kinda blowing my mind. I remember those days as a boy when I realized I would one day have hair on my face. And now that my facial hair has taken over my mug, the concept has arrived in my son’s mind. He’s […]



All the Ways Kids Become Owners of Things

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It’s been a while since we’ve been babies and kids, so it’s easy to forget what it’s like for them and that they tend to be consistently unemployed and extremely cash poor. Understandably so, since it’s kind of a legal thing that they can’t earn a wage, but that doesn’t stop them from needing and […]