SuburbanDaddy

Here’s another in the category of ridiculous product recalls. H&M stores voluntarily stopped selling a pair of water shoes because, get this, water makes them slippery. There have been no reports of injuries but H&M felt compelled to remove them anyway.

Want to make some easy money? Get a pair of these shoes, [...]

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There is much lore about how Santa Claus came to be. And lots of cynics will tell you it’s part of the commercialization of Christmas, a plot by the retailers and greeting card industry to get people to spend lots of money each year.
I have my own theory on the origins of Santa Claus. [...]

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News yesterday of yet another child product recall, this time for the Bumbo chair. We’ve used the Bumbo chair for years and it is a great product. It allows babies to sit up before they can do it themselves. Thing 3 loves to sit in his Bumbo and watch his brothers play. [...]

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Once in a while…and it isn’t very often…I actually think I’ve got this parenting thing under control. I’ll be out with one or more kids, and get an almost out of body experience, where I can see myself and think wow, that guy makes it look so easy.
I had Thing 2 and Thing 3 [...]

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Another dad sings about “all the crying and the whining” that’s part of putting kids to bed. I couldn’t have said it any better…

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The way someone eats an Oreo can give interesting insight into their personality. There is even a psychological test on the subject. Thing 1 and Thing 2 eat Oreos in very different ways, and it’s right on with their different personalities.
According to the test, Thing 1 fits into the Twisted apart, the inside, [...]

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I can’t believe what I read in today’s Family Almanac column in the Washington Post. A mother of a 10 month old is asking how to get her toddler to listen to her and stop being so curious. I especially like this:
When we were on vacation, the rental home was full of objects [...]

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Here’s something you don’t see every day. A Student Driver sign on the back of a school bus. I was lucky enough to be behind one (going really, really slooow) so I took this picture. I guess things are different today. When I was a kid riding the bus to school, [...]

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