First words uttered after returning home from sending the 8 year old to school? "Drug the dog"
Category: Family
Happenings in a 5 child, 2 adult household.
My submission for Dad of the Year
"Stop fighting, Goddammit!"
Sleep is the worst
Chronic stress means waking up more tired than when you fell asleep.
I’m Hercules!
Family – what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.
(They’ll get me eventually…)
On Parenting
"You could have handled that better," my inner voice remarked snidely. I already knew that. Before the voice got close to berating me, I’d already given myself a mental beat down, replayed the interaction with the child in my head and imagined three better ways to handle the situation without resulting in years of therapy in the child’s adult years.
I will not make excuses. I am by no means the television dad that holiday portrays in the 30 minute sitcoms. Always wise. Always sensitive. Always knowing the best way to fix a problem. I also don’t have a room for of writer’s and editors.
I will not make excuses. Life is hard. Full of stress. I set high expectations for myself and the child. We are both learning as we go. By the time the child reaches adulthood, hopefully we will have both figured this out.
I want better for my children. They deserve better than me.
Dear Kids
When Dad cleans, lectures follow. Don’t let Dad clean!
Food for the first time!
Why is that every morning the cats act like they’ve never experienced our feeding routine before?
On Parenting
The most frustrating part of parenting is seeing your failings as a parent through the actions or inactions of your children.
From the mouths of babes
Nice Vietnamese woman cutting my hair: "Yes, we have to cut more off as we get older to make the gray go away."
Cringeworthy moment
Cringeworthy moment: Hearing your small child say, "I like your youtube video where you blah blah blah and blah blah and my favorite, chutney!" Do you remember when only adults were on the Internet? My videos do!
Public Education Is Not Free
To anyone who has ever said, "public education is free," I just wrote a $178 check so my son can take two exams.
Seeking advice on using US phones in Europe
To my European friends and my more traveled friends, my son heads off to London (7 days) and Paris (2 days) this weekend. My next quandary is cell phone. My plan currently allows my son unlimited texting and sending of pictures over SMS internationally. However, it does not include data or voice. What I learned today was that if he received a phone call (and doesn’t even answer it), he incurs international roaming charges.
So, do I:
- make him leave his phone at home?
- let him take his phone but remove the sim card so he is forced to use wifi?
- Have him jump into an EE store and buy a 30 day prepaid phone? I presume the tour group isn’t going to stop to waste an hour in an EE store letting everyone buy prepaid phones. — does the airport have these in vending machines?
- Beg a friend or relative to drop a prepaid phone by his hotel?
Are there other options?
1st person to post a Liam Neeson meme gets 10 points.
Rule 79
My family has broken rule 79 which clearly states, "Never run out of toilet paper!"
"Kids, gather by the spray nozzle in the kitchen. And someone bring a step ladder. Dad is going to teach your how to use a bidet."
Parenting – Old Math
Just taught roman numerals to my 8 year old. That was fun!
From the mouths of babes
Words I actually hear slip from my lips: "We should get together and flapjaw sometime."
