One of the most horrifying and disgusting things that has ever happened to me couldn’t spoil my day
We went to Boston yesterday for a whale watch. It was the first whale watch of my life, and it was the first for the kids as well.We were excited.…
Sequel protection service: Alias
There once was a show called Alias, and it was great. Created by J.J. Abrams, it starred Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double-agent for the Central Intelligence Agency posing as an operative for SD-6, a worldwide…
How to annoy a child
As an elementary school teacher for the last 17 years, I have learned many ways to annoy a child. Here are just a few: If asked, declare that you have…
Even I was silenced by this horrific scene of sexism and misplaced cold drink cups
Yesterday I saw an older man standing at the counter at a McDonald's, with an empty, medium size McDonald's cold drink cup jammed into the breast pocket of his button-down…
“If you’re going to have a difficult life, it might as well be childhood, since it’s so short” might be the dumbest thing ever said.
Someone recently told me that “If you’re going to have a difficult life, it might as well be childhood, since it’s so short.”I disagree. It’s the percentage of life that is difficult…
My daughter manages money better than most Americans. And unlike me, her savings weren’t eaten by a dog named after a video game.
For almost a year, my six year-old daughter, Clara, has been saving her allowance and birthday money for a dollhouse that she saw at Barnes & Noble one day. Clara receives…
I hate this kid.
As a teacher, it's not often that I say that I hate a kid.In fact, I can't remember a time in my adult life when I really despised a young…
Half years are stupid.
I will never understand why adults count half-years when accounting for time.Yesterday I heard a person asked how long he was at a company. His response:"Eight and a half years."Eight…
Clara’s Mid-Summer Bucket List
A parental suggestion courtesy of my wife: Yesterday, with about half of our summer behind us, Elysha asked our six-year-old daughter to create a bucket list of summertime activities she…
