The iPhone is, to modern day parents, what I’m sure the pacifier was to parents of the early 1900’s. A life saving (or at least sanity saving) device that will keep your children quiet on long car (or horse & carriage) trips, as well as a welcome distraction for those times when you need them […]
Category Archives: Bad Parenting
False Hope vs. Harsh Reality
Today, while Ruby was at school, Edward ripped her special plastic fire helmet in half. The one she got when she got to go on the fire truck at school. So I quickly put it in the kitchen trash, buried it deep, and prayed that she would not notice that it was missing. So what […]
The Great Edward Elevator Escape
Edward and I were over at Nini’s apartment yesterday doing laundry. As the morning started to approach its end, it became time to pick Ruby up from school, so I told Edward to get his shoes on. Edward loves to get his shoes on, and he knows that once the shoes are on, it is […]
Babyproofing Services Available
This weekend, after the recital, and the circus, the family and I headed down to the D.C./Baltimore area to see a couple of friends and have a nice hectic relaxing weekend doing fun stuff. One of our first stops was my friend Tracy’s house, to say hello before she gives birth to her first child, […]
The Circus
Parents, I have a warning for you. There will come a day when you will be tempted to cram too much fun into one day. It will end in tears. Resist! You cannot do two exciting things on one day, even if you really want to, and you cannot do even one exciting thing on […]
Leaving Children Unattended in Cars
Yesterday, as I was picking Ruby up from school, I ran into a distraught parent who had seen someone leave their two-year-old in the car as they ran in to pick up their kid. “That’s really terrible, isn’t it?” they asked me nervously, and then informed me that they were going to go call the […]
How to Keep Your Children Entertained for Hours
Keeping your children entertained so that they do not bite you or damage your furniture is a major concern for parents today, at least in my house, and so when I stumbled across a wonderful new way to occupy the kiddos I felt that I had to share it. Now, I feel that I should […]
Parenting Mistakes I Have Made
There is no such thing as a perfect parent. All parents make mistakes, and all parents have moments that they wish they could take back or do over. I am certainly no exception to this. But I do think that one of the benefits of making mistakes is so that others can learn from them, […]
Do Not Read This If You Have a Weak Stomach
Well, it finally happened. A baby situation so disgusting that I actually started vomiting myself. It’s been close on several occasions, but I have always managed to keep it together, until today. Apologies in advance to all the non-parents out there, but we parents tell diaper stories like you all tell drunken bender stories. So […]
Deal or No Meal
Babies should not be eating Doritos. I feel like this is just a truism that even people that do not have babies know, so I don’t know what I was thinking, giving Edward his first taste of the beast. It’s just that lately, he’s been eating normal food, and I’ve been giving him some of […]