Of course you all knew that today was “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” That goes without saying, given the fine parents you all are. (I had no idea—thank you New York Times Motherlode blog.) How could you forget, what with all the media blitz promoting it, and the fact that your boss …
Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Littlest Comedian
It will come as no surprise to many of you that I have a 6-year-old’s sense of humor. Pratfalls, fart jokes, goofy puns—all are pretty much guaranteed to get me giggling, if not blasting the room with my laughter. Which is why it’s pretty damn nice having someone around who laughs at the same things …
Bad Dads We Love: Stoner Dad
Yesterday, as many of you no doubt are aware, was April 20th, which according to the High Priests of Wiki (at whose altar I, and my lazy kindred, worship), is a “counterculture holiday,” where druggies “people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.” Now, I too went to college, which means I have consumed my fair …
The Tantrum: Should You Put Your Kids’ Photos on the Internet? Part III
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) Any reader who has been following these Tantrum threads–we know that there are thousands of you, and by “thousands” I mean “possibly dozens”–is starting to recognize my role: that of the appalled scold. …
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