SuburbanDaddy

Two year olds are notorious for their moody, irrational behavior. It’s called the terrible two’s for a reason. Imagine if the terrible two’s never ended. What would life be like?
Well, for starters, I certainly wouldn’t show up to work on time. I would go only when I felt like it. [...]

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I just sent Thing 1 and Thing 2 to play in the basement so I can eat my breakfast. We are finally at the point where they can play down there together for extended periods without causing too much trouble.
I also sent Thing 3 with them. He is not quite at the point [...]

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In the movie A League Of Their Own, Tom Hanks memorably exclaims “There’s no crying in baseball”.
Well, in the world of parenting, unfortunately, there are no sick days.
I’m entering day 3 of the worst cough, sore throat, headache, congestion you can imagine. Yesterday I was able to take a sick day at work. [...]

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This is what happens when a four year old gets his hands on an iPhone. I’m amazed how easily he can unlock it, operate it, and figure out how to do stuff.
Here is Thing 2’s work. First he took some pictures of himself. Then, after taking the one of me from the [...]

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I have yet to see one of these things, or have one of my kids ask for one, but Zhu Zhu Pets are the undisputed hot toy of the year.  They are flying off the shelves like Cabbage Patch dolls and Rubik’s Cube back in my day.
Now, there is talk of a safety concern about [...]

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Every parent knows about Baby Einstein videos.  The company was started in the 1990’s by Julie Clark.  They combine classical music, colors, moving images, and babies are mesmerized by them.
The videos started out very low budget.  In the early ones you can see the operators hands working the toys.  Eventually, the company was bought by [...]

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I love a good controversy. Especially one that is so ridiculous like this one. There is a video going around on YouTube of a 4 year old kid reciting the Herb Brooks pre-game pep talk. Apparently, he watched the movie Miracle with his dad 150 times and memorized the speech.
The [...]

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I will preface this post by stating clearly, for the record, that I enjoy spending time with my kids.
But I’m sure other parents out there can appreciate this, especially those with more than one kid close in age and young ones like mine. Just because you enjoy spending time with your kids, doesn’t mean [...]

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