Gratitude journal: Inexplicable acceptance
Tonight I am grateful to my daughter for miraculously accepting a brand new babysitter with unabashed and inexplicable excitement. It has been months since Clara has had anyone but our…
A new way of speaking that my wife cannot object to. Right?
Early on in our relationship, I told Elysha that I wanted to begin speaking like the British. I wanted to begin using words like lift and boot and flat. I…
Mexican worry doll gave me something to seriously worry about
This is a Mexican worry doll. It was given to my wife following a recent dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. One is given to every customer following their meal.…
Not exactly normal behavior
I took my daughter to her friend’s birthday party last week. Clara is always a little slow to warm up, but if Elysha is not with us, her slow-to-warn-up nature…
Gratitude journal: The phone call
Tonight I am grateful for the phone call we received this afternoon informing us that the results of my wife’s recent amniocentesis were normal. We waited almost forty-eight hours for…
Non-starter
Elysha and I were watching Mad Men last night and saw Trudy wearing this unique piece of maternity lingerie. I immediately offered to purchase it for Elysha. I’d scour the…
Pajama Day takedown
Pajama Day is a reward used in many elementary schools. Fill the jelly bean jar, accumulate enough points or gather enough good behavior tickets and students are invited to wear…
Gratitude journal: Boo Boo Penguin
Tonight I am thankful for Boo Boo Penguin, the anthropomorphized ice pack that we offered Clara when she fell off my back while climbing Mount Daddy tonight and smacked her…
Delaying what is inevitable and right
When my daughter is my age, she will find it inconceivable that she was born into a country that did not allow for gay marriage, much the same way people…
Unexpected sympathy
As a person who was once killed by bees, it was difficult to imagine any scenario in which I might feel sympathy for them. I think of them as tiny…
