There’s an interesting blog post over on freemoneyfinance that is asking two serious financial questions: How much did you get for an allowance as a kid? How much did the tooth fairy leave you? I answered: I got $1/week allowance starting around first grade and $1/tooth from the tooth fairy. My seven year old stepson […]
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I knew we lived a disposable society the time Jacob and I broke a wine glass and he said, "it’s ok, we can buy another one." That’s his answer to most problems: we can always buy a solution. Makes you wonder what our society will be like when all our kids are adults. They have
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Caleb, our 15 month old, likes to sleep with a ball. Softball, football, whatever. He curls up hugging it. He must have gotten that from Frank. I mean – I don’t even like to play catch!
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Yesterday Caleb went and got one of his books, handed it to me and then went and got another book and came down and sat next to me. We read for all of sixty seconds but it was very cute!
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We reached a reading milestone today! I was sitting on the kitchen floor reading (that’s what I do to feel less guilty about Frank cooking) and Caleb (15 months old) went and got a book and sat down next to me to read it. He read The Nose Book, Toys, and several others in the
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Caleb, at 14 months, is at a really fun age and so eating out is quite the adventure. (Monday night he kept trying to go into the restaurant kitchen and he screamed bloody murder all the way to the car because he liked the restaurant.) So it was a really nice treat when Granny and
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I would like a place to hang out with my friends that our kids are happy at. Preferably some place that even those without kids would enjoy coming to hang out with us. McDonald’s has got this down except, well, it’s McDonalds. The seats aren’t comfortable and the food isn’t great. Unless you want to
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He’s worn his costume every day since Halloween. He brings it to me and then tries to put his arms in it. Once it’s on, he bawls! But he doesn’t want it off. Any ideas what he wants? Other things are clear. The tray to the high chair means he’s hungry. His coat means he
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Jacob (7 years old) talking to his very tired and unhappy little brother (14 months): It’s tough being a kid, isn’t it? Look on the bright side … Let’s take a nap together. I’ve got a good idea! How about we play the quiet game! Too bad his little brother didn’t find it as funny
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In the midst of all the trick-or-treaters last night, a teenage boy knocked on the door and asked if he could use our bathroom. I said of course and pointed to the bathroom. After he left, we all realized we’d been suspicious. We talked about how sad it was that we were all mentally wondering
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