One of the many joys and responsibilities of parenting is that we get to be there to help guide our children as they learn and develop. At two and three years old, they start to wonder about the mysteries of the world. As parents, we have the immense privilege of answering some of the big, eternal questions that children pose.
Just for fun, I present here an unembellished transcript of a real conversation that took place between my lovely wife and my recently-potty trained son in a Wal-Mart ladies’ room. For some of you, this might bring back memories of
Archive for December, 2009
As a mom of three teens and tweens and an aunt to several more in that age bracket, I have begun to question the propriety of gift cards. I do enjoy shopping and try to stay in touch with what these children like. However, would my 12 year old nephew rather get a gift card to a fun store, such as Aeropostale, or a shirt that I purchased there? I guess that the answer may be the gift card. (more...)
Due to a few signs, we thought that my wife might be pregnant. We scheduled a visit to her doctor but before the day of the visit came, we discovered she wasn't. It was a false alarm. During those two or three days of facing the possibility of having another child come into our lives, we were torn between excitement and worry. We were excited about the new baby, we wanted it to be a girl. At the same time we also were worried that the arrival of the baby would interfere with our plans. Having a new baby was
Parenting is not easy, every parent knows that. One of the things that makes parenting difficult is the area of discipline. What is the proper way to discipline your child? Is it okay to use corporal punishment or not? The question is this: to spank or not to spank? I do not use spanking with my child, but I am not saying that my method of disciplining my child is the best one. I see other parents who use spanking to discipline their children, and I see that they seem to get good results with that method. To spank or
Christmas is coming, just around the corner. That means that it is time to begin the age-old tradition of begging for every toy shown on every commercial. Just when my older son finally has grown out of it, my younger son has taken up the mantel and asks for everything.
The new twist that the little one has added is to occasionally say "I don't want that" when a Barbie or My Pretty Pony or something such shows up on the screen. But for the most part, it's "I want that on my Christmas list" all day, every
The new twist that the little one has added is to occasionally say "I don't want that" when a Barbie or My Pretty Pony or something such shows up on the screen. But for the most part, it's "I want that on my Christmas list" all day, every
