I installed a new car seat today, trying to figure out how to fit 2 boosters + 1 toddler seat + 1 infant seat into a Honda Pilot. The trick is arranging them to minimize opportunities for hitting, touching, and throwing things at each other.
Since the seats were all out I thought it would [...]
Entries Tagged as 'struggles'
Most Disgusting Back Seat Ever
February 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Parent Abuse
February 16th, 2010 · 4 Comments
I am regularly abused by Thing 3. He likes to randomly jump on me, bop me on the head, and generally use me as his personal jungle gym. Lately, he has become very bossy with his newly emerging ability to talk.
“Daddy, sit”, “Daddy read book”, and my personal favorite “On Daddy head” which [...]
Tags: Thing 3 · cute · pictures · struggles
So Much For Sleeping
February 6th, 2010 · No Comments
We are in the middle of probably the biggest snowstorm I’ve ever seen. Snow was coming down last night at a rate of 3-4 inches per hour. We let the kids stay up late last night because we aren’t going anywhere for a long time, and hoped maybe they would sleep late.
Shortly after [...]
Tags: current events · stories · struggles
There Is No Such Thing As A Sick Day
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments
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. [...]
Tags: advice · parents today · struggles
What Do You See?
December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment
What do you see in this picture?
You probably see a normal, well organized shelf full of toys. In fact, it’s from Thing 1’s Kindergarten class. But that’s not how Thing 3, a troublemaking two year old, sees it.
I stopped by the Kindergarten classroom, which was empty, to get Thing 1’s jacket. Thing [...]
What Not To Get For Christmas
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments
This year Santa brought Thing 2 a transformer, Optimus Prime. It’s a robot that turns into a truck. The age range was 5+ but at 4 1/2 years I thought he could manage with some assistance from his big brother.
When I saw the instructions I knew immediately he’d have no chance to transform [...]
Tags: advice · rants · struggles
Didn’t See That One Coming
December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
File this under I didn’t see that coming. Today I got an email from Thing 3’s teacher. It was cryptic enough to send my imagination racing.
The teacher said, “Are you able to see the room? (there are web cameras) We need to talk when you come to pick him up”
I couldn’t imagine [...]
Christmas Destruction
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Thing 3 is the master of destruction, leaving a path of wreckage wherever he goes. Why should Christmas be any different?
We took the usual precautions and put the breakable ornaments out of his reach. Or so we thought. He’s already managed to break three ornaments. Usually by throwing the ball shaped [...]



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