Did you ever have a conversation in a public place that, upon further reflection, might sound weird taken out of context to the people around you? And have you ever had one of those conversations at top volume at dinner time in a busy restaurant? I know I have. Last night, actually. I was trying […]
Category Archives: Edward
Frightening Screams of Happiness
So my son is loud. I can’t say too much about it, since I am also loud. In fact, part of my job is to be loud, or at least to be heard from the back of the theater anyway, so I have to accept that there was always the possibility that my children would […]
6 People – 1 Bed
For reasons that I will not get into at this exact moment, I found myself last night in Franklin, MA, at a hotel with my mother, my sister, my niece, and my two children. I had reserved the room online the day before and had clearly stated that there would be three adults and two […]
Pillow Cat Fight
Me: “Edward, what are you doing?” Edward: “I don’t know…” Me: “Don’t throw pillows at the cat. Mousey doesn’t like that.” Edward: “Why she no like that?” Me: “Because it hurts her to get hit with a pillow.” Edward: “But we’re having a pillow fight!” Me: “You can’t have a pillow fight with a cat.” […]
I Just Gave a Time-Out to a Camel Puppet
So it’s come to this. All of my decisions and life experiences, which I thought were involved in making me into a rational and capable human being, have led me to this moment in time. I just gave a time-out to a camel puppet. To be fair, the camel puppet was acting like a jerk. […]
Top Ten Things Overheard During a Game of Mr. Potato Head
It is a rare occasion when my children decide to play happily together, and last night I decided to take advantage of the once-in-a-blue-moon event by doing some work without interruptions. This didn’t mean I wasn’t paying attention to them of course, and I found myself often glancing their way, just enjoying and taking in […]
What My Children Thought of the Picture I Drew of Them
Lately I have been playing around with the look and the feel of this blog. I have been trying new things. I changed my logo (if one can call it that), and I started making graphics and posting them on the Tenor Dad Facebook page, mostly because it was fun and that’s why I do […]
Eat ALL the Oreos!
My three-year-old gets up before I do. Normally not much before I do, since Edward often starts his day by kicking me in the sleeping face, but certainly at least a few seconds before I do. But actually, those face kicking days are safer and more desirable than those days on which he gets up […]
I Need a Disguise
Parents, I think you know where I am coming from here. Whether it is the babysitter, a teacher, or even grandparents and other relatives, kids seem to behave themselves far better for other people than they do for you. We get all worked up trying to apologize in advance to whoever is going to be […]
Not in Front of the Police
I thought I had finally completed all of the birthday shopping for my wife yesterday, but I was informed by my daughter that she needed to pick out her own present for her mother, so we jumped in the car after lunch and headed off to the store one last time before my wife got […]