My Wife Just Said… #237
“Can I put ‘peace and quiet’ on my Christmas wish list?” ““Elizabeth “I’m going to get you ‘loudness’ as my present. Heeheeheeheehee!” ““Our 6yo son Halloween just passed by in a whirlwind, and Thanksgiving is looming on the horizon of a pair of pants that won’t fit anymore. As a kid, the end months […]
10 Ancient Parenting Tips from Ninjas
People are always looking online or reading books to gain greater wisdom, or even just a single solitary friggin’ clue. This seems especially true for parents, who often feel massively overdrawn on their clue accounts. Fortunately, we can borrow from the past and learn from ancient masters of disciplined study and training, from the secret […]
My Kid Just Said… #62
“I am not a LEGO builder, I am a LEGO artist.” -Lucas (2015, 6 years old) You know a 6yo kid means business when they use “I am” instead of “I’m” when they’re saying something. We were impressed. I’d just complimented him on what a good LEGO builder he was and he turned […]
My Wife Just Texted… #235
We didn’t use the garden hose with the high pressure nozel. And by that I mean, I’m not going to admit to such a thing in a public forum like this post. Kidding. Of course we didn’t fire-hose blast the fluffy, gross weirdo in the face, but man! KAK! We gave it some serious consideration. […]
Barbie Made Her Do It! (Adorable VIDEO)
After countless comics of Calvin talking and playing with his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, and after all the Toy Story movies, parents still just don’t seem to get it. TOYS ARE ALIVE! To kids, anyway. Especially when they need a scapegoat. Or, in this case, a scapedoll. Watch this little cutie get all passionate snotted-up while […]
Haunted House or Just a House with a Kid?
This Instructional Diagram is brought to you by the rad people at Redfin. When your house becomes possessed by a baby or kid, paranormal activity becomes very parent-normal. If you want to do some ghost hunting, you don’t need to put on night-vision goggles and stumble around a condemned house hyperventi-whimpering. Just visit the […]
Does Your Kid Have #Narkidlepsy?
Yes, I freaking used a hashtag in a title of blog post. No, I don’t think the whole world is going to come crashing down because of it. Shall we press on? Simply put, I want to know if your kid falls asleep in the most random places and positions. Because my kids, while they […]
Baby Shower Cake GROSS-O-METER CHALLENGE!
I present to you a challenge here. Here’s the deal. People throw baby showers, often with “special” cakes for the occasion. And for whateeeeeever reason””silliness gone wildly wrong or some purely insane cruelty””people have cakes made that… could act as terminal birth control for any non-pregnant attendee, and could definitely put the pregnant guest of […]
Board Game Ragers
Comic by According to Devin. I used to loooooove board games as a kid. Still do. Oh the sweet, cardboardy smell of the package! The satisfaction of slowly removing the top with that corner taped-up from an invariable accidental foot stomp! The thrill of setting up the pieces, anxiously hoping they all made it […]
My Wife Just Self-Diagnosed… #233
“My throat hurts soooooo bad… Maybe it’s cancer.” ““Elizabeth She wasn’t serious, of course. Everyone in the house has gone down with a nasty case of flu-bola. Despite her obvious discomfort, I had to laugh at how she went from 0 to WebMD in under a second. It reminded me of an amazing joke […]