The culture wars made their way to Dadwagon this week. Matt started us off by noting that the nanny state has brought toothbrushing training into public schools, and followed that post up with our first-ever Q&A: a lively conversation with Bill Martin, the Marxist professor who shares a name with (and therefore brought controversy to) the …
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When Cougars Attack Their Young
I always had the impression that British reality TV was ever so slightly less crummy than American reality TV. (This despite the fact that they gave a series to Jordan, London’s deadliest press-seeking missile. If you don’t know her, picture your typical Penthouse bimbo, and add an extra ten pounds of silicone, distributed in the …
Your Cheatin’ Heart (Among Other Parts)
A new turn in the story of this Wisconsin woman who took revenge on her unfaithful man by gluing his penis to his stomach. She’s called it a “stupid spur-of-the-moment” move, and will not be doing jail time. The fun details revealed in this story, however, include: a) She called in the guy’s three girlfriends …
The Tantrum: Is Sleep Training a Necessary Evil, or Just Evil? Part 2
Sleep training—by which I mean Ferberizing or cry-it-out or various other tough-love techniques—is, to me, in a class with deep-fried chicken nuggets. It’s easy to say “For my kid? Never.” And then, at a certain point, when he’s howling and you’re exhausted, it’s incredibly tempting to just give in. Well, we’re not. As our boy …
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