After a year of working on it, I think we may finally be adding a new tradition to our family. Well, new to the kids, at any rate.
Read MoreYou’d think that cross country would be harder for the child that has to run the full mile instead of the half. Turns out that’s not always the case.
Read MoreExactly what do you think of when you see a giant mound of red dirt? The answer will tell you exactly how old you are.
Read MoreWhen bad parenting looks like good parenting and good parenting seems absolutely pointless, what’s a dad to do?
Read MoreHave you ever found yourself telling someone something that you absolutely knew was true, only to realize that your source for the information was more than a little suspect?
Read MoreAny bedtime song can get the kids sleeping, but it takes a really special one to get them dancing.
Read MoreExactly what activities qualify as a “father-son” thing? I’m not really sure, but I suspect this is not one of them.
Read MorePick the toughest neighborhood in your town and imagine yourself walking through it after dark, with your eight-year old. That’s where this story starts. Where it ends is some place altogether different.
Read MoreThis wasn’t exactly the end of my parenting rope, but it was kind of close.
Read MoreThe kids and I play games just about all the time. On this occasion, though, a new one was introduced, and I think I might be over my head.
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