How do you and yours work out big-deal decisions?
Yup, there goes my daughter. Now and again Girl Child shows some little tiny bit of recognizable me. No idea how she picks it up – DNA, my mindful parenting… read on »
May 21, 2010
Which of your kid's accomplishments makes you bust a button?
Sebastian, FL – Couple hours of quiet while Minerva and Girl Child do the beach, leaving me some keyboard time and a bit of kayaking that I didn’t mention to… read on »
April 23, 2010
What do you do, man, to feel more manly?
Taking me back, man, the smells, the sounds. Sour snap in the air of wood fresh cut, perfume of gasoline and exhaust from the baby engine that putters soft at… read on »
March 27, 2010
You, too, get torn up about child getting a year older? Does the party help?
Came to me just now that prep for a birthday party is a balm and mercy, the same sort of way making funeral arrangements helps the bereaved to cope. No,… read on »
March 12, 2010
Do you and your kid(s) find happiness in refusal?
Okay, that’s it. Five minutes after eight, right when we said we’d stop the movie and go upstairs to get ready for bed. Girl Child acts panicky – “But this… read on »
January 29, 2010
Why must triple-kid playdates end in tears?
Can’t blame my one and only for saying “Yes” when Girl Child’s friend from up the block calls and asks if it’s okay to come over. Minerva spends less time… read on »
January 26, 2010
Has fathering female(s) changed your world?
Somewhere, probably right here on Wrenmead Street, a dad and male progeny watch a playoff game on TV and scream abuse at some screwup idiot knucklehead jerk with no business… read on »
January 13, 2010
Do you show off for your kid(s)?
Apologies to Aesop, but slow and steady does not win. Rabbits dust tortoises. In a big citizens’ run like last month’s 8K in a suburb next to ours, rabbits win… read on »
December 24, 2009
A little twisted humor is harmless, right?
Eyeballs from Minerva, meaning that Girl Child’s playdate friend might be disturbed and her parents, if they hear, will think I’m psycho. Sorry, Baby, but GC has already hauled out… read on »
December 1, 2009
Is fathering better than you dared to hope?
People are surprised at how long Minerva and I waited before we became three. We were years and years deliberately childless, then had more years wanting and waiting, to the… read on »
November 17, 2009
How much organized activity is too much?
You’d think that the dramatic arts pro who directs our Youth Theater could put on an act, like she’s not wondering if I’m another pain-in-the-ass pushy stage parent. But just… read on »
November 6, 2009
Title males fail to communicate in mini-drama sung, both parts, by Stevens circa 1970, in musical prime and not yet renamed Son of Allah. Get into driving acoustic, vocal range, emotion, and forgive spoiled youth whining at father, “I have to go.” Go already. Of course, Dad will have to pay for the trip.
Be a lumberjack and be okay, ecoweenie-wise. Little dude (8-inch bar) cuts better than you’d think, with no emissions ‘cause it’s powered by…
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