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No Is New Yes
Do you and your kid(s) find happiness in refusal?
Negative Responses Liberate Positive Energy
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
Loneliest Number Is Three
Why must triple-kid playdates end in tears?
Hold Line At One Friend Over At A Time
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
Daughterized Dad #1
Has fathering female(s) changed your world?
Call That A Ballerina? Are They Nuts?
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
See Daddy Run
Do you show off for your kid(s)?
Once In A While, Child Should Cheer For Parent
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
Shoot The Care Bear
A little twisted humor is harmless, right?
No Mercy For Pink Ursine With Magic Rainbow
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
The Place Just Right
Is fathering better than you dared to hope?
With Kid, Life’s A Bigger, Better Beach
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
A Lesson Too Far
How much organized activity is too much?
Parenting, Not Pushing, Really
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
Pater’s Plays
Father And Daughter by Paul Simon
Simon dead-on nails fathering a little girl. Chasing away bad dreams, standing guard as she goes back to sleep, loving everything that’s coming — “I’m gonna watch you shine/Gonna watch you grow.” Could be schlurpy, but just right.
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The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Fatherhood adds immeasurably to the hurt of U.S. Army soldiers portrayed in this Iraq War masterpiece -- N-O-T definitely not for kids -- that deserved more than…
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