I probably should not be telling this story. There are some things we are better off not knowing. I don’t need to know how hotdogs are made. They just taste so good. And I don’t want to hear about what happens in restaurant kitchens. I just want to enjoy a [...]
Entries from June 2008
The Story I Should Not Tell
June 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Tags: potty · stories · struggles
More Conversations With A 3 Year Old
June 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments
In a recent post, I tried to convey a typical conversation with Thing 2 while driving home from preschool. As promised, I put the daddy cam in my car one day, so you can see first hand.
It’s actually surprising how well the video came out, considering I was holding the camera with one and [...]
Birthday Rite of Passage
June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
What would a first birthday be without the “first cake” ritual? In this case it was a cupcake, but the end result is the same.
Happy Birthday Thing 3!
Parenting Poll of the Week – Bike Helmets
June 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments
When I was a kid, we didn’t wear bike helmets. No one did. I don’t even remember seeing bike helmets sold in stores. We also didn’t wear seat belts in cars. We were idiots.
Today I wear a seat belt and use a bike helmet. It never would occur to my [...]
Tags: parenting polls · parents today
Working Under Pressure
June 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Thing 3 got a birthday present in the mail. It was a fairly large sized box, and the Things were very, very excited. And very eager to “help” their one year old brother play with his new toy.
This isn’t like Christmas, where each Thing has their own presents to keep them occupied. [...]
Parenting Poll of the Week – Father’s Day
June 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Dads are used to being the Rodney Dangerfield of parents. We don’t get no respect. Our culture is filled with reminders like Parenting Magazine’s tagline: “What matters to moms”.
Father’s Day provides the ultimate salt in the wound. BusinessWeek reports that in 2005, consumers spent $11 billion on Mother’s Day vs [...]
Tags: parenting polls · parents today · rants
Conversations With A 3 Year Old
June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Each day I pick up the Things at preschool/daycare and the ride home is no more than 15 minutes, but the conversations are priceless. Thing 2 is very excited to tell me about his day. Any random thought that pops into his head is expressed.
Every sentence starts the same way with “Daddy. [...]
Future Ladies Man
June 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Thing 2 has discovered a new skill. He is able to raise a single eyebrow. He likes to watch himself do it in the mirror, and each time, it’s like he just discovered it for the first time.



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