“I feel like I’ve changed.”My life during the pandemic has been so packed to the gills that I do my best not to become enraged by the situation, in particular the fact that this situation could have been avoided, at least to this extent.But that quote is from our 7 year old son and in…… Continue reading The Kids Will Not Be All Right
Category: Parenting
Pandemic Parenting: The Daily Briefings
Given that we are always under the same roof, my wife and I don’t talk that often, not about things that aren’t directly in our path like what we’re having for dinner, how many conference calls we each have that day, or what time our youngest son woke up from his nap.When we do have…… Continue reading Pandemic Parenting: The Daily Briefings
Poor some out for the parent shaming bloggers
I don’t know if you know this, but you should never, ever use a phone or any other piece of electronics around your children. They will think that the phone is more important to you than they are and they will soon go feral, run away from home, and join the circus.It’s basic science.Oh, and…… Continue reading Poor some out for the parent shaming bloggers
The Pandemic Is The First Time I’ve Ever Felt Bad About Being An Introvert
Being an introvert has not, relatively speaking, caused that many problems for me.I have no doubt that I would be more successful as far as any career aspirations are concerned. My inability to managed sustained social interactions isn’t great for getting ahead. And I’m sure there are some amazing experiences and great people I could…… Continue reading The Pandemic Is The First Time I’ve Ever Felt Bad About Being An Introvert
Micro-inclusiveness: Raising a white boy
My son is four. He is as white as they come.His current cartoon fixation is Handy Manny. He’s watched roughly 8 episodes and so far we’ve mostly talked about the fact that Manny and his friends can speak two languages and I try to translate for him in a more deliberate way than they do…… Continue reading Micro-inclusiveness: Raising a white boy
Boys Are Rough, Right, Daddy?
The other day my wife wasn’t feeling well so she stayed home from work. Our son noticed this, of course, and asked me about it. I told him that momma would be home when he got home from school, but that she wasn’t feeling well.”I have to be gentle with her,” he said. “I’ll get…… Continue reading Boys Are Rough, Right, Daddy?
Positive Parenting From Negative Parents
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine about our respective childhoods, comparing notes, in a way. While our upbringings were very different, they were thematically the same. Our motivation to do good — or to not do bad — was the same: fear.Fear is fear is fear. Whether it stems from years being…… Continue reading Positive Parenting From Negative Parents
Kyle Reviews Cartoons: Blaze and the Monster Machines
My four year old son says things like “tensile strength” and “momentum” correctly. He builds things and discusses whether they’re stable or not. He talks about combustion and and angles. None of that is all the time, mind you, and is generally buried under pretending to be a cat and telling me to do voices…… Continue reading Kyle Reviews Cartoons: Blaze and the Monster Machines
Kyle Reviews Cartoons: Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol is like a drug addiction.At first, it seemed harmless enough. In fact, it was actually kind of nice. But then you get in deeper and deeper and eventually you realize that it’s sucking away your entire life.Okay, maybe it’s not that bad.But there was a time when Paw Patrol seemed, I don’t know,…… Continue reading Kyle Reviews Cartoons: Paw Patrol
Parents: Use your phone as much as you fucking want
As much as it pains me to use the current hip vernacular, I’m going to: parent shaming.At one point, I think the focus for parent shaming was screen time, as in how much time your child can spend staring at a screen of some kind. But there have been inconclusive scientific studies on that front,…… Continue reading Parents: Use your phone as much as you fucking want
