The One Where We Find Out the Gender
Second pregnancies are different than first pregnancies, in that couples are less likely to Google misinformation every time something ‘feels weird.’ There …
Some Thoughts on Death and Patience
On Mother’s Day, we piled into the car and spent the morning taking a ride. The land about ten or fifteen minutes …
Our Dumbass Affair
On Wednesday, my wife and her mother took Jack out for the day. Jack calls his grandmother NyeNa, his version of Nonnie. …
In Brightest Day, In Jackest Night
Here’s all you need to know about Green Lantern, this a description from the writer Grant Morrisson. He’s the one with the …
Trading Places With My Wife
I don’t mean this as any kind of insult, but I think of myself more as a writer than a blogger. And …
Says Anything
I bought a notebook early in Lara’s first pregnancy with the idea that, when the child became a certain age, I’d give …
Do I Have To Change the Name of My Blog?
This is the new parenting: your wife tells you that she’s pregnant and a couple of things run through your head. When …
City v. Suburbs: Part Two
The suburbs are winning. Insert obligatory Charlie Sheen reference or demented cackle here. We’re moving, at the end of the month, from …
Letters to Jack: Why You Should Read
March 9 is World Read Aloud Day, a day I was tuned into by Chris Singer, a great dad and beyond prolific …
Why I Hate Caillou
I am probably not alone in my parental aspiration to try and accept everything that Jack likes in life. But I hate …
In Which I Promote Other Places I’m Writing
Because you’ve demanded it, I’ve embarked on a maniacal, single-minded quest to become the Oprah of Dad bloggers. If you enjoy my rambles …
Revisiting Childhood: Spider-Man
Revisiting Childhood is an ongoing feature in which I re-experience something from my childhood, break down crying in remembrance of my lost …
My Two-Year Old Son Rates The SB Commericals
Jack spent the week sporadically yelling, “Super Bowl!” and “Football!” (I may have had something to do with this.) The two-year old …
Revisiting Childhood: Snow Days
Revisiting Childhood will be an ongoing yet irregularly scheduled feature in which I re-experience something from my childhood, break down crying in …
Boy Talk
Jack has been building his vocabulary for a while now. That vocabulary includes the word, “Ass!”, which he learned from me, quite …