Category Parenting

My daughter audibly gasped. Not even her swim goggles could hide the fact that her eyes had just widened in horror.  This wasn’t a Code Brown or one of those annoying kids who smells bad and splashes everyone incessantly…no, it…

This week we celebrate two criminally underappreciated groups for whom I have special affection.  It’s Nurse Appreciation Week AND Teacher Appreciation Week!  One of the smartest things I ever did was marry a nurse, and both of my parents are…

My daughter slumped into the back seat of the car after what had apparently been a particularly tough Tuesday at school. Given that her body language carries the same degree of subtlety as a Level 5 Hurricane, it was obvious…

Soccer is a beautiful sport, and I think we all can appreciate the poetic performances and fancy footwork of professionals, particularly when the World Cup rolls around.  But I think that RECREATIONAL KIDS’ SOCCER is arguably even more entertaining than…

Life circumstances have a way of shaping our current and future passions. And recently, my technological savvy using my work iPhone, which could accurately be described as “Boomer-like,” resulted in me inadvertently clicking on an obvious Phishing email. This resulted…

Last week, my daughter and I were invited to a Pokemon trading card event. I figured it would be a relatively small gathering of kids accompanied by their parents, but I realized my colossal underestimation of this event’s magnitude the…