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After a year of looking, we bought a house. Our biggest worry is the bird.
About the Dad
Alan Kercinik has been a Chicagoan his whole life and a dad since 2009. He finds it easy to relate to his two boys, since he still likes most things from his childhood. All opinions here are his own, to the relief of his wife, employer, family and majority of his friends.
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Jan
20
2012
Things I Don’t Want My Sons to Get From Me
Both boys, in different ways, are displaying signs of my genetic contribution. That’s not necessarily a good thing.
Jan
12
2012
Sesame Street Is Trying to Drive Me Insane
This week at CES, Sesame Street announced that it would become the first interactive television show. Kids are going to be able to count with Grover and toss coconuts into bushel baskets, all thanks to a partnership with Microsoft.
This does not bode well.
Jan
11
2012
Wordless Wednesday: Two Little Guys. One Little Shirt.
The age of hand-me-down has begun. Jack, seeing Reid in his old shirt, said, “I want a shirt like that,” which means I will be buying the same shirt in different sizes for the rest of my life.
Jan
10
2012
If You Need One, A Reason To Hug Your Kids
Nicholas Kristof wrote a column on Sunday, detailing the findings of an upcoming study about the effects of stress on kids. The short version: toxic stress is not good for them.
Jan
06
2012
Want to Change in 2012? Watch a Kid.
I think kids have an impact on their parents’ habits. (Aside from sleep habits. We all know what kids do to those. They treat our need for sleep the same way they treat a diaper.)
Dec
23
2011
How Much Christmas is Too Much Christmas?
I don’t know that developmental guides about childhood are worth much. They’re sort of like a college education. Helpful theories with little practical application. I appreciate knowing when my son should smile at me for the first time, but no …
Dec
21
2011
My Son is a Dick.
Over the past week or so, two different dads have told me, in effect, “My son is being a total dick.” Neither are bad fathers. On the contrary, they are both engaged, loving dads. The kind who fight the Hollywood …
Dec
07
2011
(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: Raising Brothers
I appreciate how posts filled with conflict or anger or swears make good reading. And that a post about two young brothers has the potential to be filled with all three. We’re lucky that’s not the case. The boys have …
Dec
02
2011
Revisiting Childhood: The Muppets
If I have one childhood memory of The Muppets, it is that we never missed The Muppet Show. Practically and logistically, this can hardly be true. As a family, we surely had some Saturday evening commitment that kept us from seeing that show at least once.