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Jack is using a new word. The word is pishew. The origin of pishew is superheroic, in that it is the sound that
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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Category Archive: Growing Up
Oct
15
2010
Revisit Your Childhood FTW
For my money, one of the best things about being a Dad is being able to visit childhood. When was the last time you ate a graham cracker? Every once in a while, the boy is willing to share one …
Sep
24
2010
Doctor’s Orders: I Have to Lose My Son
I’ve never been one for doctors. In that, I don’t like going. So I didn’t, from just before college until my thirties, unless I was deathly ill. But I got married and my wife, she takes her health seriously. Like …
Sep
03
2010
Raising a Rebel Without a Clue What to Do
Jack has hit a pair of developmental milestones at the same time. He is copying almost everything we say. He is also openly defying us. I wasn’t anticipating waging full-on psychological warfare with him until he hit fifteen. (Read this …
Aug
31
2010
Parenting in an Age of Train Wreck
Over the past few days, there’s been this vortex of horrible. Dina Lohan was on the Today Show, defending her parenting and her daughter. Paris Hilton got arrested and took a mug shot that looks better than most people’s wedding …
Aug
25
2010
Insane in the Train
Jack is starting to really like things. Not the way adults like things. By clicking on a button so that our likes populate our stream. His likes are ferocious. The wife described it pretty well in a status update last …