Category: Parenting
Not that I’m good at parenting: I just have some ideas; Parenting experiences; lessons learned
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When I swiftly beat my son at giant playground tic-tac-toe, I told him and my daughter I have good news, bad news, and good news. “The good news is your dad is really good at games. The bad news is I will never let either of you win. The good news is that if you…
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My daughter wants to eat only cheese. I’m don’t know where we have gone wrong with having to twist children’s arms to get them to eat. I was skinny with a lot of energy, and I ate like a tornado. I don’t get it. Maybe there’s a big difference in the choices they’re given versus…
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Recently, my thoughts have been focused on ways to challenge my daughter’s talents. Her standout qualities are a strong will and exceptional speech. She’s 3 years old. Were she older, I might give her a YouTube channel. I imagine something like DJ Vlad interviews where I sit off-screen and ask her tough questions. Wait! I…
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This morning, I got an idea to challenge my son’s vocabulary (and daughter once she’s reading) and also make the driving (visitation periods) less boring for them. It’s Word Search puzzles with a twist! Sure, I could let him solve the puzzles by looking for words from the list then circling them in the puzzle.…
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Today, I realized I haven’t had the kids for Halloween. I think we’ll just pick whatever weekend we want and where costumes. Because why not?
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Children need structure. My nature is the opposite of structure. So, while my children will see me as the fun parent, they might also see me as the parent that stresses them out. One positive is that if either or both get into stand-up comedy, they should have a good bit of material.
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To all my courteous friends be your wallets so kind to briskly pour into my cup and buy every book i write i want few things more in life than streams of adulation but i seek to pad my pockets nigh and spare meine Kinder Mississippi education
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The kids were not visibly sad when I let them go with their mom.
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The kids give me life. It would be so awesome if they could have a conversation with me. It’s so many years from now when they’ll understand all of this visitation and short phone calls. I’m not a patient man. I have to slowly watch the hours and days and weeks go by until my…
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I get to talk to the children on Sunday nights before bedtime. The last 4 calls, only my daughter (3) answers the phone during the designated window of time their mother turns on the phone. She talks really well, but on the phone I can understand a few words at a time. I can understand…
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The kids and I are going to have to do some rebuilding. This side of their family is full of love. We have a solid team who wants to see the right thing done by us. The news from the hearing is that the judge has given pretrial and trial dates. The most significant news…