Here’s a fun one I ran across in my notes. This happened last time we were up north.. My oldest sister had decided to tease my oldest about “icky girls.” When it was clear he didn’t know quite how to respond, I piped up. “No,” I said. “He’s not like that. He likes girls. Right, big […]
Read MoreWhen I got my copies of the new Chicken Soup for the Soul book in last week, I was pretty excited. It’s not the first short story I’ve had published, but it’s still exciting to see your work in print. “Check it out,” I said, showing the kids. “I’ve got a story in it!” “How […]
Read MoreAbout 16 years ago, I found myself saying “love you too” to the woman that would eventually become my wife. The problem with saying “I love you too” is that it sounds like an afterthought, like you didn’t think to say it first and now you’re trying to make up lost ground, trying to reassure […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it. Terms for Searchers: Bus stop, trail, bicycle, biking, bah, wave, community, soccer
Read MoreOn the way to visit Nana and Grampa this past Saturday, I explained the importance of not chasing their new cat. The boys aren’t used to cats. They’re used to black labs, large creatures that want to be chased, and the last thing I wanted to deal with was cat scratches. They did a great […]
Read MorePrior to this past month, I knew absolutely nothing about Boy Scouts. I wasn’t “for” them or “against” them. I wasn’t a Scout as a child, and I’ve never had any reason to interact with them since then. All that ended with a Cub Scout recruiting drive at my son’s school. They held a big […]
Read MoreThe kids and I do a lot of shooting each other. It didn’t start out that way. In the beginning, their mom forbade guns or even gun-shaped toys. Then she realized that there was simply no good way of preventing a three-year old from pointing his finger at his brother and saying “bang!” In addition to […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Basketball, swish, exercise, coloring Something bizarre happened in the editing process for this one. The last sentence of the second to the last paragraph was supposed to be before the “I laughed” line two paragraphs earlier. Sorry about that!
Read More“Da-addy!” my youngest screamed, running into the bathroom where I was brushing my teeth. “He said he’s not going to be my brother anymore!” I pulled the toothbrush out of my mouth and spat, but before I could say anything, his older brother ran in. “Well,” he said, “he told me he wasn’t going to […]
Read MoreLast Saturday, I took the boys to Homosassa Springs, a state park we’d never been to before (click here if you’d like to see its web page). Their mom was taking the day off at home, so it was just me and the boys heading out for the adventure. Homosassa is an interesting park. It’s […]
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