Drinking and Thinking of You
Every time I have to go out of town for work, I turn into an emotional pretzel…I’m sure many of you can relate. But whenever possible, I try to spend the morning with my daughter and take her to school…
Category Parenting
Just Call It a Day
I strolled past my daughter’s room and was surprised to find her in her pajamas. The time? 1:30 PM. And she declared that she didn’t want to go anywhere or do anything…there was just too much on her plate. I…
Almost Famous
Our awesome new neighbors invited us over to their house the other day. And my daughter paraded into their kitchen and proudly announced, “My Dad is famous!” before proceeding to discuss her Pokemon card collection. And why would she make…
Arcade-onomics
The Economics of Arcades always cracks me up…you spend $40 to play enough games to win 40,000 tickets so you can cash in for a prize that would have costed you 40 cents on Amazon! Similarly, I spent $25 to…
Clean Out Your Fridge
It can be difficult to find fun family activities on days where the weather is inclement and the children are restless. But one of our personal favorites is Cleaning Out the Church Refrigerators. Despite the sign that assures congregation members…
Don’t Skip Leg Day
Although I’m generally pleasant in the early morning hours, the vast majority of my neuronal synapses are largely in hibernation until the first bolus of caffeine resuscitates me. And as I groggily started to regain consciousness this morning, I realized…
Unfinished Projects
Some stories have unsatisfying conclusions, and others fail to be completed. Charles Dickens never finished writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Although Gatsby was Great, F. Scott Fitzgerald was unable to complete The Last Tycoon. And even the prolific C.S.…
The Drown Countdown: Lessons from Sonic the Hedgehog
If she gets her homework done, shows respect to her friends and teachers, and keeps catastrophes to a minimum throughout the week, my daughter and I will sometimes play video games during the weekend. And no one would ever label…
Symbols and Stuffies
I’m a sucker for symbolism, and my heart melts for motifs. And F. Scott Fitzgerald masterfully employs these literary devices to illustrate the frivolity of godlessly pursuing an ever-elusive American Dream in The Great Gatsby. The Green Light…the Valley of…
Don’t Yuck My Yum
One of the things that we teach our kids is to “not yuck another person’s yum.” Rather than offer your unsolicited negative opinion of another person’s food, clothes, or backpack, simply keep your comments to yourself. Better yet, look for…
