Yesterday Edward and I went over to the school to pick Ruby up from soccer. I was walking with the dog and he was riding his bike. When we arrived I walked over to help Ruby get her bag, and when I turned around Edward was gone. Any parent will tell you that there is […]
Category Archives: Edward
When Things Aren’t Hard Anymore
Today I want to talk about something I am going to call the “success delay.” I don’t know if that’s a real thing, since I just made it up, but is rings true for me anyway. I’m referring to the period of lag time that exists between the moment that things are no longer difficult, and […]
A Better Father Than Me
When I first found out that I was going to become a parent for the first time, I had one goal: I was going to be a better father than my own father. Sure, there were nuances within that goal, specific things I was and was not going to do, but the overarching theme of […]
The Big Make-a-Wish Reveal!
It’s official. We have a Wish Kid in the family! This is the first time I’ve posted here about it, because I didn’t want to jump the gun, but now it’s really real! Back in the fall, the hellish, hellish fall, we were recommended to the Make-a-Wish foundation by our pediatrician. This was very nice, […]
To Edward on His Sixth Birthday
Hey Buddy. What’s up? Well, you are, for one thing. You were up until 2 am because you were so excited about your birthday today and then, despite this fact, you were still up by 6, ready for your presents. Your sister says that you always get huge presents, and that may be true. After […]
How to Deal With Dating in Kindergarten
He insisted on a bike ride, even though my bike is broken, so I jogged along behind him with the dog straining at her leash, trying desperately to keep up with speed demon Edward. I tried to convince him to stay within eyesight, and this worked for a while, but soon we got closer to […]
There Are Only Two Goals of Parenting, and You’re Never Going to Meet Either of Them
“WHY?!” screamed my five-year-old from his bed. “WHY ARE YOU IN CHARGE OF ME?! WHY IS THAT YOUR JOB?!” I smiled sadly at his little body, watching it shake with rage at being confined to such a terrible thing as bed at such a unjust moment as bedtime, and I said to him, “I have […]
Twelve Adventures: #3 – Boston!
Yes, we had to take a trip to Boston Children’s Hospital as a part of our continuing family epilepsy adventure, but there was no chance that we were going to take such a trip without injecting a whole lot of fun into it. Life is full of many kinds of adventures, and it’s important to […]
What We Talked About Yesterday At Boston Children’s Hospital
First off, thank you all for caring so much about our little family. Thank you for the messages, thoughts, ideas, prayers, and support. As you know if you are a regular reader of this page, we had a very rough fall. One of the most oft-suggested piece of advice during our time of trial was […]
5 Potential Benefits of a Piercing Shriek
A short while ago I posted my opinion that my son’s happy noise is, sadly, one of the worst sounds I have ever heard in my life, and that it is causing me irreparable hearing loss. All of this is still true. And yet, as I was talking to a neighbor of mine who has […]