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Read MoreThe first week after school lets out is always challenging. The little guys are not sure where the boundaries are any more, and like to try to experiment a bit. Yesterday was a day of squabbling… “that’s mine”, “don’t touch that”, “dad! He’s being mean!” It gets old very quickly. One shining gem of a […]
Read MoreSome time ago, my oldest asked me what the biggest number was. Being something of a wonk, I answered him. “The biggest number with a name is a googolplex.” Of course, he thought I was making things up. So did his mother. I showed it to them online. The biggest named number is a googolplex. […]
Read MoreMy wife had a doctor’s appointment this morning, leaving me to take the kids into school. Amazingly, I’ve only done this one or twice before – so I have no idea what the procedure is. I understand that other parents just drop their kids off, but since I don’t know the protocols, I park and […]
Read MoreYesterday, I took our three-year-old (soon to be four) out to run some errands while his older brother went to a birthday party. We had a good time, especially once I stopped using the word “errands” and started using the word “missions”. Afterwards, I treated the little guy to an ice cream at Brusters – […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read It! Terms for Searchers: Door, lawn, lawnmower, key, lock, momma
Read MoreThe downside to having two kids so close in age is that they like to pester each other. I can’t count how many times I’ve ended up shouting “You! Stop bothering your brother! And You! Don’t get so upset! He’s just being a pest!” The other morning, I heard my wife over the monitor. The […]
Read MoreThe kids are very focused these days on “good guys” and “bad guys”. If someone gets hurt in a movie or a book, they immediately ask if that was a good guy or a bad guy. Whenever we consider seeing a movie, they ask if the good guys win. It’s very important to them. This […]
Read MoreAs you may have noticed from these tales, our five year old has a gift for getting into trouble. Sometimes it’s his fault and sometimes it’s not – but if kids are getting in trouble, he’s usually in the middle of it. The other day, I was sitting at the kitchen table when he and […]
Read MoreSunday School is over now, but before it ended, I received this bizarre report from N (our three year old), regarding what he had learned that day… I started the conversation over a lunch of hot dogs and macaroni and cheese. The little guy seemed depressed, and I was trying to figure out why. “How was […]
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