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Read more about the article Where does she learn these things?

Where does she learn these things?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 26, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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I went upstairs to see if I could get my two-year old to nap. She had been sitting in the crib for almost an hour, talking and playing but not…

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Read more about the article Working hard for the money: Update

Working hard for the money: Update

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 26, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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A few years ago, I posted a list of all the jobs I have held in my life in chronological order. Things have changed since then, so here is my…

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Read more about the article What I never told you about marriage

What I never told you about marriage

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 25, 2011
  • Post category:Appearances/Family/Idea
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The Forbes piece is “What Your Mother Never Told You About Life After Marriage.” The thesis of the piece (if you haven’t already guessed) is this: Marriage is not easy,…

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Read more about the article Goodnight dance

Goodnight dance

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 25, 2011
  • Post category:Family
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My daughter has taken to dancing right before bed. We read our books, and just when we are ready to turn off the lights and plop her in her crib,…

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Read more about the article My first bit of Thanksgiving thanks

My first bit of Thanksgiving thanks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 24, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography

The dog woke up at 2:30 AM. She was acting crazy. Snorting, sneezing, and rolling on the ground. I thought she was sick. Then I smelled something foul. “Oh no,”…

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The maypole is kind of stupid. Right?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 24, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Quandry
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It’s the kind of thing that parents love because they get to watch their kid run around a pole as they genuflect on tradition and ancestry and Earthy goodness, but…

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Read more about the article Coupons can’t terrorize anyone

Coupons can’t terrorize anyone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 23, 2011
  • Post category:Critic/Words
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I love The Daily Beast, but their headlines can occasionally be sensationalized to the point of absurdity.  Yesterday The Daily Beast reported on a Groupon deal gone bad. British bakery…

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Read more about the article Step in or step away?

Step in or step away?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 23, 2011
  • Post category:Quandry
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I was leaving the gym at 8:20 PM on Monday night, hurrying home to catch the kickoff of the Patriots game, when I noticed a mother and her two sons…

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Read more about the article No admittance

No admittance

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 22, 2011
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When we arrived at the playground, my daughter told told me to stay in the car. “This is Mommy and Clara’s playground,” she said. “You stay here. You can’t come.”…

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Is good parenting sometimes cruel parenting? Do the ends justify the means?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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When I was a child, I suffered from paralyzing claustrophobia. I was unable to put my head under blankets, enter closets, crawl under furniture or hide in the dryer (which…

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