I woke up last Monday morning to something new – there was no sense of anxiety. At least it seemed new for the first day of the new school year. I’m not going to say there weren’t any problems at all. My son was already in full Do-I-have-to-go-to-school mode. But all-in-all, it was a good…
Tag: kids
I’d Like to Report a Case of Parental Abuse
I need someone, ANYONE, to please send help my way. I’m the victim of parental abuse, and it’s not pretty. My son is MAKING me watch Avatar – not the movie, but the animated TV show about a bald kid with arrow on his head. Can you say “Excessively Cruel”? Now if I was a…
Kids Beginning to Decipher Dad’s Code Words
Pssssst. Are you alone? Good. I need to talk to you about something without any meddling kids around. If you’re wondering why I’m whispering, I’ll tell you. I’ve got some bad news: I’m afraid my kids are catching on to my Dad Code. And I’m afraid they’ll tell their friends, and before long all of us…
Don’t Just Turn the Other Cheek, You Need to Wash It, too
Yesterday, I heard the words every parent dreads. “Dad, I did something embarrassing this morning.” I was in the bathroom at our Sunday School, and I was hoping I had misunderstood him. “What?” “I did something embarrassing in Sunday School this morning.” It’s amazing how many thoughts can race through your mind in a matter of…
A Back-to-School poem
It was the first day of August Although gloomy and gray It was time to buy school supplies I couldn’t waste a day. It was Tax-Free weekend A chance to save a buck. Sure I’d have to fight the crowds, But I didn’t give a . . . hmmmmm, duck? I woke up…
The Thing About Pot Pies
As a single dad, when it comes to cooking, it’s just like the old adage: it’s either sink or swim. Except in this case you get three choices. it’s either learn to cook or go hungry. Or order a pizza from Domino’s. I’m not a cook by nature, more by necessity. I started off with some…
My son proposes a change to the Constitution
It’s not often that an amendment to the U.S. Constitution can be proposed that is endorsed by almost everyone, but I think my son may be on the right track It all started the other day when my son exclaimed, “That should be against the law!” I immediately FROZE! I wasn’t sure what I had…
Vacation turns into Question-cation
It was nice to get away from the grind of being off from teaching this summer by taking a vacation. However, if you’re familiar with my blog, you know there’s s no vacation from the questions my son demands the answers. to. We spent a week in Alabama, visiting family and enjoying the relaxing atmosphere…
It could be worse. We could run out of gas. Oh wait . . .
There’s not much better than going on vacation. And there’s not much worse than the drive home from a vacation. But that’s where we found ourselves on Saturday. But we were determined to make a good day out of it. By we, I mean my daughter, my niece, and me. We were leaving Orange Beach…
Are You John Smith or Kocoum?
When my daughter was about two years old, we took her to see the movie Pocahontas. Yeah, I know, we probably shouldn’t have, but Braveheart was sold out, so the Disney movie was about all that was left. Now I’m not going to say I hated the movie, but I did construct a Pocahontas voodoo…
Holding together the jello 