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.
Dec
02
2011
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.
Jul
18
2011
There are stories from our childhoods that our parents like to tell. Sometimes, they’re just funny stories. Sometimes, they point to the people we become and always were. I heard mine repeatedly. About the time I escaped from my crib …
Jul
01
2011
One of the problems with raising a child right now — and granted, this a small irritant at best — is that whenever the boy sees something on television, he thinks that it is instantly available for viewing on either …
Jan
15
2011
We’ve known that Jack likes to climb for quite a while. Since he started moving, basically. This week, he discovered a more practical application for those skills by hoisting himself out of his crib and walking downstairs. It happened at …
Sep
03
2010
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
19
2010
On Monday night, I went and saw Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Good thing I did. It didn’t do well at the box office over the weekend, so it probably will be out of theaters by the time you finish …
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