Edward, like Ruby before him (and possibly like every one-and-a-half-year-old), loves to put things in other things and take them out again. Packing and unpacking boxes, putting toys in and out of the toybox, and taking clothes out of the drawer, unfolding them, and then stuffing them back in are all activities that he enjoys […]
Category Archives: Edward
Naughtiness Is Its Own Reward
I don’t know if I would mind all the naughtiness around here if the children didn’t seem to take such pleasure in it. It seems they can’t do anything bad without a giant grin on their faces. On the other hand, maybe that joy is what makes the naughtiness tolerable. Sure they’re being horrid, but […]
Stop Eating Balloons
Look Edward, I know you can’t read this yet, or even technically speak English, but I am begging you, stop trying to eat balloons. Balloons are not food. Perhaps you have noticed their tendency to violently explode into your face when you bite into them. Although if you have, in fact, noticed this, it has […]
Is Cars 2 Actually That Bad? Or Is It Good?
Let me start by saying, for the record, that I am one of those people who felt that Cars was the weakest of Pixar’s first 11 films. By no means do I think Cars was a bad movie. We own it. We watched it last week. I always enjoy it when I watch it. It […]
Destruction World Tour
You may recall that I recently wrote about a problem I was having with small children changing all of the settings on my television and computer. I am now happy to report that I am not alone in this problem, and in fact a great many people are now having problems with my children changing […]
Why One-Year-Olds Should Not Go to the Movies
This was a big weekend for our family. My wife’s birthday was on Saturday, and then of course Sunday was Father’s Day. One thing we like to do on special occasions is go to the movies. We also like to go to the movies on non-special occasions, but we have children. Ah well. We figured […]
Bye Bye Baby Butthead
So I was at the playground on Friday, because it was a beautiful day, and I got to witness my children interacting with the other youngsters. Now, I have seen Ruby playing with other children many times, but each time it is a revelation, because she keeps getting older for some reason, and the other […]
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 […]
Edward vs. The Cats
Kids love animals. I get it. Most people love animals. Just look at the number of youtube hits videos of cute kittens get. We are hardwired to love the cuteness. I know it is pure instinct, because even little babies love cute animals. But some of them love the animals a little too much. When […]
Banging His Head Against the Wall
I think I am raising Bam-Bam. Perhaps you don’t believe in reincarnation, and perhaps if you do believe in reincarnation, you do not believe in the reincarnation of fictional cartoon characters, but I don’t know how else to explain it. My son spends most of his days either bashing his head against things, or picking […]