My daughter chopped off 10 inches of her hair today. For the last 3 and 1/2 years my beautiful little girl (okay she’s not so little anymore but she’s still MY little girl) has resisted cutting her ever-growing hair (outside of a touch up trim to take care of split ends.) It wasn’t easy. While […]
So the halftime show is over and the kids are asleep. I can finally reflect on the numerous comments my kids made and conversations my wife and I had to have with them (age 10, 7, and 5) during this first half of football. “I recognize her. She’s from the Weight Watchers commercials! She said […]
A whiny exchange during dinner. Me: You need to finish your vegetables. Boo: But I don’t want dessert. Me: That’s fine you don’t need to eat pie but you still need to finish all of your vegetables. Boo: But I don’t like carrots. Me: You need to finish your vegetables. Boo: I’m going to eat […]
Last week I was chatting with a friend who was talking about his fears of fatherhood. He expressed concerns of his ability to afford having a baby and lamented his anticipated lack of sleep. As I started giving him advice (in a nutshell: it is so worth it) I remembered that I had once written […]
As parents we can really make a difference when we openly talk with our kids. Not all of these topics are easy to talk about but it’s our responsibility to communicate facts to our kids before they hear rumors from their classmates on the bus or on the playground. We can help our kids learn […]
Boo: That guy is creeepy! That’s what my 5 year old called the kindest, most innocent, alien being from my childhood, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. We were at Universal Studios today and I earmarked the E.T. Adventure ride right away because, well, E.T., like most people my age, is as sacred to my childhood as Underoos […]