Backyard Anthems. AI Made. Dad Approved.
Over the past five years, here are some things I have discovered are AWESOME about having kids! The sense of wonder with which they experience the world.The look of surprise when you get an Amazon box in the mail.How they turn the empty Amazon box (that only had household goods in it) into a boat, …
Growing up was a lot of fun. When you are younger you could do so many cool things, run across the water (it seemed like I could at least), and you always swore you would never turn into your parents. Well, I'm here today to chronicle 10 things that I no longer think are "cool". …
Why is it so hard to say good bye?
Things my kids imagine...
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr. The childhood sense of fairness is unparalleled in its ability to create conflict and strife. The height of the Cold War pales in comparison to the scorn felt by a child who has perceived wrong. And the offense doesn't need to be as …
The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the water spout;Down came the rain and washed the spider out;Out came the sun and dried up all the rain;And the Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the spout again;-The Itsy Bitsy Spider A year ago, a spider would have sent my kids running, despite my professions that they are …
A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he. Walt Whitman Nothing is more suburban than mowing the grass on a Saturday morning. The whir of other lawn mowers fills the air, water flows …
It's amazing the things kids will and won't eat. They start off with milk and then are transitioned to things pureed. It doesn't matter what, they'll eat it. Pureed spinach? Yep. Pureed meatball? Yep. Pureed Mac and Cheese? Yet. And then they hit 18 months and start getting picky. All of a sudden food they …
I love you... are you still reading my blog?
A person's a person, no matter how small.Dr. Seuss If you're like me, you're a fan of Dr. Seuss. From the start of One Fish, Two Fish he had me hooked. The rhyming nature of his work, the tongue twisters he puts together, and even his illustrating are a huge reason he still is a …
Suburban Fatherhood 