This is not the daddytale I intended to post today. I was actually typing up today’s tale when I was interrupted by screaming from downstairs. Now that I’ve dealt with the screaming, I’ve decided to write it up as an instant daddytale. I don’t usually do this, but we’ll see how it goes. Now, to get […]
Read MoreI think I’ve mentioned before that we’re currently deep in an “imaginative play“.phase. This is easily the most surprising phase of C’s development. The other night, for example, we had some friends over. At one point, as we were sitting around talking, C announced to one of them “You’re a man!” “No I’m not!” she said. […]
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 kids (both of them) just recently started school again. You may remember C’s first day last year. This time, things weren’t so traumatic. Even his little brother had no problems starting. Because they were starting in a new school, we went to its open house a few weeks back. An open house, for those […]
Read MoreThe other day, J decided to teach the kids Rock, Paper, Scissors. This wasn’t just a whim. We were stuck at LenCrafters waiting for their computers to come back up so she could finish buying a pair of glasses. So she decided to try to teach Rock, Paper, Scissors. C’s almost 4 now, and it’s […]
Read MoreLike most parents, we are perpetually trying to get the kids to engage in dinner conversation. We try to get them to use table manners. We ask them about their day. We talk about our day. That sort of thing. The other day, J was trying to get N to tell me about his day. […]
Read MoreFew things are as satisfying as watching your toddler be fed a taste of his own medicine. The other day I was in the kitchen when I heard the two boys playing together. C wanted to pretend that he was the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, and he wanted his little brother to join in […]
Read MoreOur bedtime ritual is pretty well established. We read stories on the couch, ending with a “good night” book. Then I shout “All aboard the bedtime train” and we race to C’s bedroom. “All aboard the bedtime train” is actually a song I created that is syncopated to the point of being almost indistinguishable from […]
Read MoreIn front of the Corpus Christi Aquarium, there is a series of rather fascinating water features. One combines with statues to look like it’s the blow hole of a whale you’re walking on. Another makes it look as though you’re walking through a waterfall. A third is a whale’s tale that appears to be in […]
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