Proving My Wife Wrong
Posts tagged Being Dad
Melanoma Kills
Jan 13th
I caught this video (see below) on facebook — which is actually a good thing, considering that is one of the goals — get the word out. And a bad thing because typically, I ignore videos posted there since there are so very many.
This one is different. This is the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund — a charity based in Canada. I am not going to try and tell the story myself, since it is best told by those who lived it. You can find it here.
Take the time to watch it. I know I have thought of skin cancer much More >
Being an Honest Parent
Jan 9th
I recently read the article My husband, the perfect mom by Ayelet Waldman and I can say this: I appreciate the honesty.
I try to balance everything with the Wifey (again, whiff-ey) — almost to a detrimental degree. Our son is still under three, so we haven’t moved into some of the more complex scheduling of school, work and sports, so I can only go with the needs of now. I feed him. I bathe him. I put him to bed. I give him his booboo buddy when he needs it. I hold him when he cries. I wash his clothes. I More >
5 Driver Personalities I Hope My Son Avoids
Sep 30th
I know my son’s personality will be what it will be. My only hope is that I provide enough solid parenting that he becomes a fine upstanding citizen of the world at large. However, there are some personalities that I hope he avoids — and knowing how we can all (or nearly all) relate to driving and the personalities we see on the road, I present them as the 5 Driver Personalities I hope my son avoids:
1. The sitter. Passing lane is for passing — not sitting (or cruising). This personality is simply unconscious. The world around them doesn’t exist. I More >
The Parent-Teacher Battle
Sep 8th
I started the day with the article Teachers vs parents: Round two over at CNN.com, which of course tracks back to the original article What teachers really want to tell parents.
Make sure to read them both. My thoughts are not on the articles themselves but on the discussion at large: Teachers and Parents.
In all, I think the major issue is…well, you will have to either jump to the end or read through.
First, the stats — since I do think our backgrounds and situations play a role in our opinions. I am obviously a parent otherwise this site would not More >
O Mother, Where Art Thou?
Aug 19th
Translation to reality: “I want my mommy!”
Our son, now pushing a whopping two and a half, has this phrase down pat. I can safely say that it is due to practicing it over…and over….and over again.
So I scrounged up the old Atari and the video game, but he didn’t seem to grasp the humor, so I was at a loss. While the Wifey will say that childcare is probably a 60% – 40% proposition (60% Mom, 40% Dad), I like to think it is 50/50. I feed, water, and clean him — but I don’t seem to get the fruit More >
Who’s the disciplinarian in your house?
Aug 9th
...or else it gets the hose again.
As usual, I was reading one of the daily trade journal emails I get called “Next-Gen Moms: They’re Here And They’ve Brought Their Own Rules. Are You Ready?“.To be fair, this is a daily email called Enagage : Moms, so it should be about moms. I imagine that some of the writers that put together articles use terms like “parent” or “parents” and simply scratch out and put “mom”. This isn’t a knock or a criticism. Hey, I signed up to get the thing, so it’s on me if I don’t like it. More >
Beating Kids – The Only Option
Jul 25th
Flying back from a short getaway with the Wifey (again pronounced, whiff-ey), a woman got on the plane with a small child — no more than 6 months old and I couldn’t help but think about her and everyone on that plane as she continually hushed her child en-route to here seat — with the child barely making any noise.
First, I thought of this article by LZ Granderson on CNN.com called Permissive parents: Curb Your Brats. I have read a few of his articles and in general, align with his way of thinking. I am completely on board with the More >
“Go the F*** to Sleep” IS Funny
Jul 1st
Long time, no post. Working full-time and being a parent definitely pushes blogging to the bottom of the heap, but I digress. I was getting my fill of CNN.com the other day and came across this opinion piece by Karen Spears Zacharias. Part of me wants to ignore it so that it doesn’t get any more thought — but, well, this IS a blog.
First and foremost – this was an opinion piece, much like this entire blog and I stand by the fact that Karen has every right to her opinion, however, I can disagree with the connection she is trying More >
Brand Identity
Feb 17th
I grew up on a small farm, outside of a small town, in a small county. Anytime someone from outside the area reports on it, the word “depressed” is typically used — and typically — more than once. While we now live in the metro area of Philadelphia, I still identify with my hometown. I had a great childhood — one that I wouldn’t change for all the money in the world — and I simply want the same for my son. I lived in the same house — built by my grandfather and with no prior inhabitants– my entire More >
