“FORE” : Convos With My 4-Year-Old
Teaching young kids something… anything really, can be the ultimate test of anyone’s patience. I’m surprised that kindergarten and preschool teachers don’t have nervous breakdowns annually. Despite the stress and frustration and occasional physical danger, the moment is priceless you see that cute, clumsy little pupil do it correctly (finally!) and then triumphantly squeal their […]
My Wife Just Whisper-Screamed… #221
“I have a really bad boob itch! Hug me!” [Hugs me and goes postal on her left breast between us] ““Elizabeth We were sitting next to each other in a nice restaurant. Our plates lay before us devastated as we chatted over the soft music playing in the background. Her eyes went wide while I […]
Crappy Kids’ Jokes That Are So Crappy They’re Hilarious
Their laughter is contagious. Which is good, because sometimes their jokes are so bad, contagion is the only hope for a laugh. They can also be soooooo bad, they’re hilarious. It’s hard not to chuckle when they laughsplode at a joke they’ve just told that makes absolutely no sense, heck!, it may even have below-zero […]
“13 and a Half” : Convos With My 4-Year-Old
Since anything can exist or happen when you’re pretending, it requires some good thought. You need to know what you’re doing. For instance, do you know how old you need to be to qualify as a pretend princess? Or the exact correct way to enter a pretend castle? You see? Tough stuff. Honestly, it really […]
My Wife Just Said… #219
“Your son just invented an imaginary friend… to blame his farts on.” ““Elizabeth His name is Pete, apparently. And he doesn’t play or tell stories or fly or save the world. He just farts. It was him, that’s who farted. Not our son (who just ate half his bodyweight in strawberries). Pete might not be […]
Scratch ‘N’ Whiff (FOR PARENTS)
Remember Scratch N’ Sniff stickers? If you don’t, then I’m sorry for you, either for your being born too late or for your terrible misfortune of being raised by wolves under a rock. For those of us that do remember rubbing the scent genie out of its goofily illustrated, circular adhesive bottle on trapper keepers […]
“Of Bikes and Ants” : Convos With My 4-Year-Old
Everything about death is always hard, including explaining what it is. It seems particularly hard because kids are so innocent, naive and positively bursting at the seems with alive-ness. They’re just starting out life, learning how to pedal and steer their little bodies and bikes. Of course, it’s necessary that they understand the concept, but […]
Guide to Applying Sunscreen to a Child (or Wrestling a Croc)
We’ve partnered with Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen for this post because who doesn’t want to “go Austrailian” on protecting our kids from the sun, mate? Children are not always a fan of… a lot of things. Washing, seat-belting, eating, taking medicine, being sunscreened, wearing clothes. They’re often furiously disinterested in and agonized by all […]
5 Videos Describe Parenting In Under 10 Seconds
Many people yell at email us with very deep, introspective questions about fatherhood and parenting. Today, we’d like to address some of these questions head on in the most effective manner the internet can handle: short, silly videos in a list format. Most of us are so concerned with getting this parenting thing right, we […]
The Little Terrible Runaway
Sorre i haf to go a way. I Am sorre! I Love you But you Love me to. Buy Buy 💔 😢 He sat there sniffling on the sidewalk in front of our house. His long and bold journey away from the pain and torment of home was only the length of our […]
