Friendly Reminder: It’s OK to Eat Your Kid’s Halloween Candy (So They Don’t Have to)
It’s finally here. The day we’ve all been dreading. This is when the clock really starts. Halloween was just the lead-up to this nightmare. Now…
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I’m Just Here for the Dad Jokes
It’s my teenage daughter’s world, I just live in it I know you hate it. I see the eye rolls. The storming off into your…
Steam Dreams
This poem relates to a time when my children were young. Whenever they were unwell they would like to lie on the sofa covered in…
Footnote
A light-hearted, playful poem and a reminder of one of the joys of having young children around! This is the tale ofWhere you have been;It’s…
Baby Talk
The excitement of watching and waiting for a child to speak – the patiently impatient ears and heart – the thrill of their first ‘almost’…
Dad Takes Kids to Amusement Park, Instantly Regrets It
10:00 AM: What a great day to come to the amusement park! I’m really glad I thought of this idea! Ok, honey. You go grab…
Johnny Beaumont and the First Dead Person He Ever Met
There was a time when Johnny Beaumont thought he’d never see a dead person. It was a perfectly rational thing to think — to think you’d never…
Preschool Teacher has Conversation with Parents at Graduation Ceremony
It’s that time of year again. Yep, you guessed it! Preschool graduation! Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “What if Timmy gets the…
My Insatiable Hunger
I have but one objective. My entire life has been spent searching for the precious fuel that keeps me alive. If food is sustenance, then…
Parenting in a Digital Age
A Fictional Future, a Daughter Looks Back While on vacation with my two small children in late August before they would start a new school,…