Category: parenting

Facts, Not Fear: H1N1 Edition »

I have to put this out there. The paranoia and fear surrounding the H1N1 flu vaccines is not only completely misplaced, but potentially very dangerous. This is just off the top of my head, make sure you check out the resources that are available out there.
This vaccine HAS been tested on millions of people now. [...]

You stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about! »

Sometimes I just have to wonder if some people have any fucking brains at all. Via ajc.com:

Sonya Mathews, the mother of the 2-year-old child, told police that both were walking in the aisles of the Rockbridge Road store when Roger Stephens, 61, approached and said “if you don’t shut that baby up, I [...]

I love kids! »

Their minds are amazing. The simplicity of their logic sometimes gets right to the crux of the matter. Watching them grow and learn is such a thrill.
I met my wife and kids at the bookstore the other day. We were switching cars so that I could take the young’uns home and she could go out. [...]

Out on the town »

The kids have a sitter and the Goddess and I are heading out for an evening of fun and frolic. Probably not too much frolic, I’m not really a frollicer. Is that how you spell it? (UPDATE: The Goddess says I’m supposed to add a ‘k’ and make it ‘frollicker’) We’ve got tickets for the [...]

Weekend of Adventure »

The Goddess has taken off for New York. She’s having a weekend in the big city with her sister. I’m here with the lizardlings till Sunday night. So far we’ve played dollies, built with Legos, watched Mario Bros. cartoons and now MK is making me wooden food from her play kitchen. I certainly won’t be [...]

The single greatest threat to home education »

Oh, boy, here we go. Get ready for a long one. Once again the stupid has reared its ugly head in the homeschooling community. A “concerned” parent posted a letter to a homeschooling list from the Home Education Foundation (HEF) that reads, in part:
If the Democrats take the US Senate [...]

I was really hoping we were past this »

Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, I was aware of racism, but it seemed to me to be a much more hidden, insidious thing than what I heard about from the past. Apparently, it’s much more in the forefront than I had realized, and runs deeper too. When I read articles [...]

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