Years ago, while in high school – just before a girl’s volleyball game – I did something stupid in the stands which resulted in an on-the-spot ass-chewing by the principal who was standing close by. Although he took me behind closed doors in a side-hallway for said ass-chewing, he laid in to me pretty good…
I surely don’t expect anyone to come to me for parental advice. Trust me when I say that I am no Ward Cleaver. (Show of hands: who actually needs to Google Ward Cleaver?) Like everyone else, I do my best as a father and hope that my children grow up to be caring, respectable, intelligent,…
I hear the secrets that you keep When you’re talking in your sleep…. And all your dreams that you keep inside You’re telling me the secrets that you just can’t hide Even though I don’t know your kids, I’ve often said that mine are better than yours. And although I’m not backing off those sentiments,…
As some of you know, I often take my 4-yr. old Terror Twins to McDonalds on the weekends. Not so much for the highly nutritious meals served at the Golden Arches, no, but rather to get them out of the house to burn off some of their excess energy in the playland area.
I know, I know. Another blog with some parent talking about his kids ad nauseam. True. But there’s at least some humor in here. Or so I’d like to believe. Last week was my first full week off in years. Other than a quick overnight on Monday at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells,…
Note: Awhile ago, I read a blog by Moment Matters titled “Pitiful Names: Why would a parent name their child Placenta?. It mentions other names as well like Suozzi, Ivo, and Casper. In a serious way, it questions why parents would label their kids in such a manner and how there could be long term,…
Over the past few months, the 4-year old Terror Twins have taken a liking to pushing their mattress down our stairs. Well, let me back up. They first toss their pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals down the stairs and then the mattress. Trust me though. There’s logic to it. Their purpose isn’t to make a…