How D.A.R.E. They?
I just finished helping my daughter type a D.A.R.E. essay. This is my least favorite part of the 5th grade curriculum because it turns your kids into obsessive cocktail-counting, militant, mini Carrie Nations… which is […]
Tag: kids
Holiday Fun #2
Can’t figure out what to get your kids for Christmas? That’s ok, I’m here to help. Why not get them a stick? They’re fun to play with, and according to Jonathan Liu at Wired Magazine […]
I Wish to Retract my Love of Lice
A while back I blogged about our family’s lice infestation and how I was actually enjoying that plague because it was bringing us all closer together (http://lisays.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/lice-just-a-bowl-of-cherries/). Ah, what an innocent, idealist naïf I […]
Top Ten Signs you are an Out-Of-Control Soccer Parent
10. Instead of family game nights, your family has Game Film Fridays. 9. Your 5 year-old has already undergone ACL surgery. 8. You have been red carded – by a 12 year-old sideline […]
Don’t Stop Believing
I don’t want my kids to ever stop believing in Santa Claus. That way, when they grow up, they’ll never have to buy their kids presents. And they can spend more on me. Which they […]
Kids today… I hate ’em
Yes, I hate children – and like most people I hate – it’s because I’m jealous. I hate them because everything is better and easier and more fun now than when I grew up. For […]
Sticking it to “perfect” families
Does anyone else out there despise those stick figure families people plaster on the back windows of their SUVs and minivans? It’s like “Look at us! We have four kids! They play soccer and violin! […]