I’m riding in the car with Simon (3) and Nathan (12). We’re cruising to WalMart to find a fun shirt for their older brothers party tonight, the windows down, listening to the stories come out of Simon’s mouth. He’s talking about all the dragons he’s tamed and how they’ll roll over when he...
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Those of us who are parents know that one of the great marks of progress is when our little one can use the toilet like their parents and older siblings. We appreciate is for the savings on diapers, able to take the children to public locations without worry of changing nightmares and more. Yet there’s always that moment...
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If you have little ones, you will most likely have the opportunity to defend them from the great beasts of the imagination. Its a personal challenge I live for. Simon is one of the most creative 3 years olds I have ever met. His 10 siblings would agree. He also has an imagination second to none. I’m just waiting to...
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Ah, youth. I was young once. Not that I’m crippled and decaying, but I certainly move slower than I did a decade ago. I say that because as fast as my mind still races, my body tells it to get stuffed. Which it does, apparently. Getting ready for an activity, my daughters and I labored intensely to create the comic...
read moreOur kids are spoiled. Look at all the toys, games, electronic devices and media saturated environments they are involved in? Most youth nowadays could probably break down a computer and design software if they were motivated, but can’t figure out how to have a verbal conversation with their own parents in a social setting...
read moreI made sure mom and dad would never notice what I took from the garage. After all, it would take all the fun out of your success in deploying your diabolical plan, only to come home to a belt strap on your butt, right? I took a little gasoline from the lawnmower, some paint thinner, an egg I had been baking in the ground out back...
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