If every third word that comes out of JP’s mouth is a variant of poop–“poopie pants,” “poopy face,” “you’re a poop,” “poop-head,” “she’s a poop,” “I’m gonna poop on you,” etc.–can that be considered verified evidence that he has entered the anal phase, and if so, is this a good thing? I’m sure most of …
Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Mystery of Al Perkins
Our son’s in the phase where he marches up to us holding a book, demanding that we read to him. How can I refuse? I make my living with the printed (or pixellated) word, and I was always faintly afraid that I’d end up with a kid who rejected reading. Turns out that he likes …
A death in the blogging community
One thing about blogging–and particularly blogging about something as personal and unpredictable as parenting–is that you do feel affinities for wide circles of people you’ve never met. One such person is John Cave Osborne, who blogs about his triplets and more out of Tennessee. Through him comes word of the death of the son of …
The Best Father’s Day Gift Ever
When I contemplated fatherhood—long, long ago, for a couple of minutes—I never imagined myself as that guy. You know, the one obsessed with big-boy toys like boats and cars, the one who showers his gadgets with more love than he does his children, the one for whom ostentatious displays of wealth often substitute for simply …