What are some of your all-time favorite gifts? I have a new one to add to my list. It’s a DVD that my kids gave me, and I think it may have done something truly amazing.
Read MoreThe world has changed when it comes to how bullies are treated, but I’m afraid I haven’t really changed with it… Fortunately, the boys seem to be adopting the best of both worlds. Enjoy!
Read MoreWhat could be better than a lazy morning of sleep in, while your kids make you breakfast? I can think of a few things. Quite a few, actually.
Read MoreThe boys have discovered the idea that if something wasn’t intentional, they can’t be blamed for it. I’ve been working hard to convince them that whole approach won’t work – but not this time.
Read MoreWelcome to a great example of what I think of as “the Gulp.” It’s that moment when you suddenly realize that everything you’ve been doing has either been wrong or insufficient, that sinking feeling that it’s already too late to fix things. When it happens to you, The Gulp is absolutely horrible. When it happens to someone else… well, then it’s kind of funny.
Read MoreHow about some new traditions this year? Here are a couple that you may not have thought of, courtesy of the kids…
Read MoreMy oldest started out this Christmas season by tossing down a gauntlet. He doesn’t know that he has, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that his parents somehow rise to the challenge.
Read MoreDarth Vader is one of the greatest bad guys in cinematic history, and he’s a complete push-over. Who knew?
Read MoreThe big guy isn’t quite ready to shoulder this particular burden, no matter how much he may want to.
Read MoreI think I need to add a new category called “maddening” just for stories like this one: stories where everyone except me gets to laugh.
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