When you’re 8 years old, certain topics are never far away. It doesn’t matter what you’re talking about, they always come up.
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a careful weighing of the options when making a lifetime decision. And this, as the joke goes, is nothing like a careful weighing of the options.
Read MoreToday’s tale dives into some deep and dangerous waters, but hey, when a kid asks you a question, you have to answer. Right? Enjoy!
Read MoreThe really funny thing here is that neither of my kids have seen the Stooges. I can’t help but wonder what their take on this whole thing was. It must have seemed to them like we were all speaking some secret code… which I guess we were, in a way.
Read MoreIn which my children get a faint glimpse into just how easy modern life is. Next month, I’m making them walk up hill to school in a blinding blizzard. I just have to find a blizzard first. And then a hill.
Read MoreIn hindsight, I realize that I should have gone and gotten the other parents to help solve this problem, but I didn’t think of it at the time. As things worked out, it’s just as good that I didn’t.
Read MoreThis is for everyone out there wondering why their neighbor’s lawn looks so bad. It’s not our fault. Really. It’s not.
Read MoreThis one is for all my writer-friends out there, particularly those of you working on picture books. Enjoy!
Read MoreHave you heard the “step on a crack, break your mother’s back” rhyme? Now my oldest has introduced a new variant that I really don’t like.
Read MoreWhat do you do when your children don’t want to speak with you? Break out the long-distance doom, of course. What else?
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