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Category Archives: Parenting
The Deliberate Parent
Let’s do a simple thought experiment about parenting. Suppose that a particularly wise parent were to give the venture some good thought well in advance, and were to devise some basic goals for the eventual outcome of his or her … Continue reading
Facebook! Facebook!
Facebook! Facebook! Every day! ‘Tis here we while our lives away. Posting, liking, sharing—we Our vanishing humanity. Posting memes, and sharing, too, There’s always something more to do. It’s oh such fun! And wait, there’s more; Now potty time is … Continue reading
Pelham’s Rule of Screaming
Screaming is for emergencies. It is for situations such as those in which the dad needs to bring the gun, or for which the fire department needs to be called. It is not for play any more than dialing 9-1-1 … Continue reading
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What A Dad Can Do
In the middle of a remodeling project today, I (accidentally) broke a water line, creating a gusher flowing from the wall of the bathroom underneath the sink. Naturally, this provided fun for the whole family as we engineered a way … Continue reading
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The Dishonesty of Drive-By Assertions
What’s a “drive-by assertion”? It’s my name for an assertion that one makes and thereafter dodges rational debate on the matter. Here are a few varied scenarios that I believe to be typical of what’s going on in our cavalier … Continue reading
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Sour Milk
I watched one morning as a college roommate of mine shuffled sleepily into the kitchen. He poured a cup of coffee and reached into the refrigerator for the milk jug. He removed the cap and took the obligatory sniff, at … Continue reading
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