I try not to say “Bless you.” My daughter will probably think I’m a lunatic.
I write to my daughter everyday, and have done so since we first found out that Elysha was pregnant. I post everything alongside photos and videos on a blog that…
A few random quandaries
1. How did oak tag get its name? 2. Why is it a travesty to chop down a two hundred year old tree, but you can hack down a ten…
King Phillip was the best we could do?
My wife attended King Phillip Middle school as a child. There are two other schools in the United States that take their name from King Phillip. I continue to be…
So many misconceptions
No, Clara. The cat does not need need his nose wiped. I don’t even think he likes it wiped. And no, a hamper is not a trash can. But nice…
I’m a grown man and I still want to peek into the girl’s locker room. But not for the reasons you might be imagining.
There are three televisions in the men’s locker room at my gym. They are tuned to ESPN and CNBC at all times without exception. I assume that there are televisions…
Iowa goes the way of the bigots
Zach Wahls, a 19-year old engineering student who was raised by a lesbian couple, speaks against Iowa’s proposal to outlaw gay marriage. He is both succinct and brilliant. An unusual…
Not a phone but very cute
My daughter really loves her grandparents. When she hasn’t seen them for a few days, she’ll try to find anyway she can to communicate with them, including… picture frames?
It’s not that hard and I am not a liar (nor am I suffering from cognitive dissonance)
A report on the possibility that “parental happiness is a psychological defense—a fiction we imagine to make all the hard stuff acceptable” opens with the following paragraph: Raising children is…
I was suspended for inciting riot upon myself, but it turns out that this was not a legal suspension
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines riot as: “In criminal law, a violent offense against public order involving three or more people.” This information would have been helpful in 1985 when I…
As a result of this research, I intend to spend hour upon hour playing video games with my daughter
The Wall Street Journal reports that researchers found that girls aged 11 to 16 who played video games with a parent reported better behavior, more feelings of familial closeness and…
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