UsThis is a place holder linking to my article in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to access it. I’m having the link open in a separate window this time, so that you can still post comments if you’d like. Keywords: Seminole Town Center, mall, playground, bully, Tarzan, Harry Potter.
Read MoreAs you may remember, I’ve been trying to acquire a good nickname for myself with the kids. I’m not alone in this problem. J has one that she’s not terribly happy about, either. The other night, I may have finally made some progress. You see, over the past several months I’ve been working hard on developing “Daddy […]
Read MoreI hope you’re not reading this while eating. If you are, you might want to wait a bit. It gets rather rude. A few weeks ago, we were sitting at the dinner table when I burped. It was a little thing that just kind of urped out of me. The kids, however, thought it was […]
Read MoreEvery other Friday, DaddyTales is published in the Seminole Chronicle. Rather than repost content, I’m just linking. Click here to read the tale! [Keywords: bar, grampa, hops, shrimp]
Read MoreThe other day J was on the phone in the bedroom when the boys started leading me on a new game they were developing. It consisted of sneaking around the house until one or the other of them shouted “Oh no! A mean troll!”. At which point, we’d all yell and run back to a […]
Read MoreOne of the problems with taking toddlers to an amusement park is dealing with the lines. A 20 minute wait to get on a ride is no big deal for adults, but it seems like forever to a 4 year old. Sometimes it seems like that to a dad too. Disney has the added challenge […]
Read MoreA couple years ago, we hit on what is perhaps the easiest game in the world: making faces. All you do is make a face and ask the other person to guess what your expression is. There’s no score. You just take turns making faces. Angry face, happy face, sad face, confused face, and so on. […]
Read MoreI am, all modesty aside, quite talented at carrying kids on my shoulders. It’s an unusual and singularly unmarketable talent, but that’s the way it is. To me, carrying a child on your shoulder is like being a roller coaster. Sure, you can just plod along, but it’s more fun to make it exciting. It’s […]
Read MoreEpcot with a two year old and a four year old is a lot of fun. If there’s only one of you, it’s actually better than the Magic Kingdom. All the appropriate rides at Epcot can handle three people in one car, whereas Magic Kingdom has rides that the two year old can’t ride and […]
Read MoreC has been having a fairly rough time of it when it in the sibling wars that are constantly raging through our household. His biggest problem lately involves hitting. He knows that he’s not allowed to hit, and that if we catch him, the punishment is pretty severe. His little brother, on the other hand, […]
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