You hear a lot about how the media potrays super-skinny models and they make poor role models for young women. Today I turned on the TV and there was a cartoon with an obese girl in it. Interesting, I thought, they’re trying to portray reality. Then I noticed that every other character had a waist […]
Too skinny and too fat: what happened to normal? Read More »
One of the things that has frustrated us with our 10 year old’s current school is that he has no text books. This makes it hard for us to look up how he’s learning things. It’s especially frustrating in math as they now learn different methods we did. Recently, I was struggling to show him
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Is it bad to argue in front of your kids? Benjamin Zander, the author of The Art of Possibility (My review: The book that changed my life the day I read it), has started a meme promoted by Miguel and Jeffrey Stedfast, to apologize to someone you’ve wronged. My first instinct was to apologize to
Is it bad to argue in front of your kids? (Was: apologize to someone you’ve wronged.) Read More »
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. … Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror) (Wikipedia) Right after 9/11, I flew to Australia for a vacation I had been planning for almost a year. Many people asked me if
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My son had RSV when he was 4 months old and the doctors warned us that he was at increased risk of asthma and other respiratory problems. Fortunately, he didn’t develop asthma, but he did develop a mom who’s terrified of breathing problems. Since then, I’ve had trouble figuring out when we should go to
Scary parenting moments: When should you see the doctor? Read More »
I’ve noticed a trend in my family vacations. We are going to more and more remote locations with less and less cellular connectivity. I have been suspecting a conspiracy to get me offline. My three year old confirmed it this weekend. While camping in a remote corner of Wyoming he announced: I take a nap
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Often we get so caught up in our new ideas that we forget to stop and ask ourselves if we are really solving a problem and if so, which problem. Head snugglers solve a problem. But it’s not for kids’ necks. (When have you ever heard about a toddler complaining about a stiff neck?) Head
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The kids had a snow day so Frank stayed home to watch them. Here’s what Dads and kids can do with 10 inches of spring snow!
One humongous snowman Read More »
It took my 3 year old less than five seconds to discover the problem with this game. In spite of not really understanding the point of tic-tac-toe. So much for buying stocking stuffers in the dollar bin at Target. (Or perhaps I should blame it on the speed at which I was shopping. Not being
Can you spot what’s wrong with this game? Read More »
Earlier today I read an interesting article and tweeted: Then I shared that I was once banned from asking questions in a physics class because the teacher didn’t know the answers and thought I was trying to disrupt the class. (My question asking status was reinstated after the teacher talked to my awesome math teacher
What types of questions were you not allowed to ask? Read More »