One of my goals as a parent is to make sure the kids aren’t bothered too much by what other people say. I don’t think it’s healthy to let your emotions be ruled by other people. Take, for example, the word “fat.” A lot of people think it’s a dirty word. Call them fat and […]
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 have been sick all this week. Since I work from home and my wife doesn’t, I’ve been the one who gets to be the day-nurse. Tuesday was the toughest. Both the kids were running triple-digit fevers, and I was still under the delusion that I could get some work done while I took […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreThe other evening I was alone in the house with my youngest when I dropped something. It wasn’t a particularly important something, but it was a something that you would expect to break when it hit the tile floor. It didn’t. “Whew,” the little guy said. “That was close.” “Yeah,” I agreed, picking up the something. […]
Read MoreThe other evening I noticed my five-year old daintily patting himself dry with the towel after his shower. “No,” I said. “Ya gotta rub the water off.” I took the towel and gave his hair a good rub, then flipped it around his back and pulled it back and forth. His body – thanks primarily […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chroncile. Click here to read it! Terms for searchers: Stone Mountain, School, jaw, determination
Read MoreMowing in Central Florida is usually done as early in the morning as possible. The goal is to get the whole yard done before the temperature hits 90 degrees. On the other hand, if you’re not mowing your lawn, you really don’t want to wake up to the sound of your neighbor’s lawn mower. How […]
Read MoreLast night we had a couple friends over for dinner – no children, just adults. Our kids are getting better and better at being polite during these meals. They interrupt less frequently, listen to what others are saying, and don’t try to monopolize the conversation. But I can tell that it’s hard for them, especially for […]
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