SuburbanDaddy

Single minded determination can be a good quality, and lead to some amazing accomplishments.  It took Albert Einstein eight years to develop his theory of relativity.  Michael Phelps trained for a decade on his way to winning 14 gold medals. These men had a single focus, suffering setbacks along the way, but persisting until they [...]

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Have you heard all the controversy over this Motrin ad?  Motrin is trying to appeal to moms by making a case that wearing your baby, in slings and carriers, hurts your back, so you should use Motrin.  There has been a huge outcry from baby wearing groups, moms, and doctors.  To the point where Motrin [...]

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I am awaiting arrival of three new Toon Books.  Toon Books are comic style books designed for early readers, which sounds like a great concept.  The publisher offered me a sampling of books to review.  Check back in a few weeks and I’ll post the results of Thing 1’s review.

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History was made twice this week.  First, on Tuesday, Barack Obama was elected president.  Then, on Sunday, we shattered the record for sleeping in at SuburbanDaddy’s house and slept until 7:04am.  Who said lightning doesn’t strike twice?
I can’t understate how incredible this is.  All of the Things slept past 7 o’clock.  Even more important, I [...]

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Something I realized this Halloween is that there hasn’t been a lot of innovation in the candy industry since I was a kid.  The Things’ bags are filled with all the old familiar favorites – Snickers, KitKats, Butterfingers.
I also realized that to a three year old, there is nothing familiar about candy.  It’s all so [...]

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I probably sound like a typical (old) parent, but way back when I was a kid, Halloween was different.  More innocent.  We got homemade candy like popcorn balls and fresh baked brownies, wrapped in a napkin.  We actually stepped inside the house instead of standing on the doorstep.  Yes, it was a kinder, simpler time.
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