Yesterday we went in for our annual round of parent-teacher conferences. This year, for the first time ever, we got to have both conferences in the same building, because our children attend the same school. We have a 3rd grader and a kindergartener, and you will be pleased to know that they are both doing […]
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When in Doubt, Blame Your Parents
It’s parent-teacher conference week once again, which means that my wife and I got to sit down with the people who hang out with our kids all day and hear how they don’t do any of the bad things that they love to do. Seriously, they are basically angels dropped out of heaven directly into […]
Microwaves are Not the Same as Stoves, or How I Ruined a Parent Teacher Conference
When my parents got divorced, I took over a lot of responsibilities as man of the house. Despite being only eight years old at the time, I took this very seriously and I was given a lot of well-earned responsibility. At first, after school would end, my siblings and I would all end up at […]