In my early days out of college, one of my first jobs was writing sports at a newspaper in the small town of Nashville, Arkansas. That wasn’t anything completely new to me because I had spent most of my falls in college doing radio play-by-play for a local high school. I’ve moved on to other jobs since,…
Tag: parenting
Why can’t they schedule these dang lunar eclipses during the day?!
I was hoping it was a dream, but deep down (way, WAAAAAAAAY down) I knew it wasn’t. I peeked at the clock with one eye. Hey, I thought 4:15 only happened in the afternoons . . . I wanted to go back to sleep, but that desire was soon squelched by my son, who started shaking me and…
That egg roll was some kind of awful!
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not perfect. Well, on second thought, my kids would be the first to admit that. Followed closely by the many girlfriends I’ve dated. Oh, and I’m sure a reader or two. Or dozen or so. But that’s not the important thing. The important thing is that no…
My son enlightens older sister on THE J WORD
I found myself in an unfamiliar place the other night – the laundry room. I try to visit it as seldom as I can, which is only hen I run out of clean underwear. (And what I’ve come to realize is that wearing underwear once – and yes, sometimes even twice, doesn’t necessarily mean that…
My OCD is a bit OOC
I love technology. I’m a sucker the latest, bestest new gadgets that hit the market. In fact, I just bought a new smart phone. I MIGHT have it figured out by the time it’s time for me to upgrade to a new phone. Maybe . . . But even though I love technology, I’m not…
Grilling with my son
My son often likes to help me around the grill, which is kind of strange because he won’t actually eat anything that’s cooked on the grill. I tried cooking some peanut butter on the grill one time, but I’ve been forbidden from ever speaking of that incident. So it was no real surprise when he…
Trying to Make the Grade
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…
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…
Blood, Sweat, and Toilet Water
As parents, we all have moments when we’re not always paying complete attention to our kids when they’re talking to us. But there are certain key words that always catch our ears. And that’s what happened to me recently. There I was, minding my own business trying to do something important like watch wrestling or…
Holding together the jello 