JP’s first birthday after I split with his mother was a bit uncomfortable. His mother and I decided to go ahead and hold a party for him together. Her parents and mine came, along with JP’s little friends from preschool, some aunts and uncles, and our mutual friends with children. Cake, balloons, and nail-biting tension …
Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Somewhat Merry Unbirthday to You
Today just happens to be Sasha’s first birthday. (Well, except for the day she was actually birthed, but does that count?) What kind of special surprise are we planning for her? Are we going to treat her like a princess? Are we going to have lots of fun activities? Are we going to celebrate this …
I, Hot Chick
Before I was a dad, I commuted to work as I do now, by bus and subway. I probably spoke to one person per year, mostly when some grim unpleasantry occurred and we shared a moment’s whaddaya-gonna-do commiseration. People ignore each other in New York not out of rudeness but out of a differing definition …
Blame Canada
Praise be to the Daddys of the North, who allow their superiors fellow North Americans to enjoy a wee bit of smug superiority. May I present with the video for “Stay at Home Dad”, via DaddyTypes.com, from the very hardcore (and ridiculously named Jon LaJoie). I can now play my Engelbert Humperdink albums for JP …