Category: Full time stay-at-home dad
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I’m running away
So we had to deal with our first real “I’m running away” scenario. We have heard it before but usually it doesn’t continue. This one did. So I helped her pack by giving her the biggest suite case we have and adding anything that was heavy including her 30lb weighted blanket. For her part she…
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I’ll show you!
When one kid is particularly mean to me the other will be super nice. Typically it is Ariel being mean and Jeffrey being nice but today the rolls were reversed. As Ariel got nicer Jeffery got meaner. Finally he exploded “She’s using my trick of being nice!” So the truth emerges and in the same…
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I’d be a fool not to be nervious
Our Walt Disney World trip is just 4 days and 20 hours away. Up until now I have been excited and optimistic that we will mostly have a good time and that Marisa and I won’t totally loose our minds. Some might argue that we already lost our minds That optimism waned today. Not for anything…
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The packing list
Only 9 days left till we leave. Here is our packing list so far. Vacation items checklist Can you think of anything we missed? ~John
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“Be careful” and other worthless phrases:
Admit it, you know it is meaningless and yet you say it anyway. Things like: Be careful Be safe Don’t touch that Brush your teeth OK, the last one isn’t a waste of breath (most of the time). We say them because they make us, the parents, feel better. I guess somewhere deep down we…
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The cure for your slovenly ways
I’ll admit it, I was a slob. Well I guess I still am but it shows a lot less now. To really understand how bad things can get, have kids. Seriously, if they eat, the floor is a sea of crumbs and food chunks. Why all the food doesn’t actually make it in their mouth is…
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Did I do that?
Sometimes things just get out of hand, despite my efforts. This morning is a perfect example. Marisa and Ariel got into a shouting match. I could see it coming and attempted to cool things down with each of them but they both seemed intent on blowing up and escalating things. I have a tendency to…
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How many FAILS before SUCCESS?
This summer we will be going to the pool 4 out of 5 weekdays for swim lessons. When we go they are responsible to wear a bathing suit and pack a bag with 4 things. A towel (refer to the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy for the importance of your towel), a change of cloths, snacks,…
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I HATE YOU!!
The phrase doesn’t even phase me. He says it to her, she says it to me, he says it to me, she says it to him. My reply, “Let’s use kind words” just doesn’t seem to have any affect. All of this is usually followed by “I love you.” Which warms my heart. Why the…