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Messy Mondays
One Thing I Know for Sure About Kids: They’re Always Hungry
It used to be “I love you.” My boys used to say those words all the time, every time they saw me. They would come and kiss me and lay their head on me and wrap their arms around me and whisper the words in my ear, and I would melt every time. Or maybe that’s just how...
A Dad is Not Babysitter or a Helper. He’s a Parent.
I have to get something off my chest for a minute. And it’s kind of a big something. So I’m sorry for the rant. But we live in a messy WORLD, too, not just a messy world. You know what would be nice? It would be nice to live in a world where men didn’t get pushed up...
I See London, I See France, Go Put On Some Underpants
Last night I dressed my 10-month-old in Star Wars pajamas and set him in a little kid chair, and I snapped a picture of him, because he was so happy and it was so stinking cute. And then I posted the picture on my social media sites today, because, like I said, it was...
When Kids Discover the Entertainment of Spitballs
It’s not just that this bathroom smells like a swamp. It’s also that there is always mud in the sink, from boys playing out back in the pit I told them to “not get in or else,” and, of course, they thought they’d try their hand at the “or else,” because mud and boys...
What It’s Like Having More Than One Kid
It used to be so easy. It used to be that when we put something away, it stayed put away. It used to be that I could control the crawling space where my kid would scrutinize every piece of lint or dirt or dropped food, and there was nothing because HE WAS THE ONLY ONE. […]
So. You Think You Want a Baby?
I know, I know. They’re so cute and cuddly. The first time they smile and the first time they say your name and the first time they reach toward you and you know you’re surely and certainly loved, even without words, those are the best moments of life. The best moments of baby. It’s just […]
The Unending Challenges of Laundry
So there’s laundry. And then there’s putting laundry away. One of these things doesn’t happen in our house.