All right, I’m exaggerating. He’s got two teeth, not one. But we’ve just learned that we should be brushing them, and even bought a tiny silicone-rubberfingertip toothbrush. (And, by the way, it took some doing to find one that didn’t bear the sponsored image of SpongeBob, or a Little Mermaid, or Elmo, or anyone else.) …
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THE TANTRUM: Our Glowing Contaminant
(Ed. note: This post inaugurates a new series, “The Tantrum,” in which each of our four regulars will address one subject over the course of a week.) TV or not TV: In our house, that’s not the question. I consume too much of it, but my wife and I have decided that our little guy …
Donuts: Is there anything they can’t do?
As I’ve said before, my wife and I are trying hard to instill good habits in our son: social, behavioral, moral. Dietary, too: We want to raise neither a vegan scold nor a future Twinkie murderer. And then something like this comes along: Ladies and gents, I present to you this box of crocheted soft-toy …
What Almost Made Me Cry Today: Genuine Close Call Edition
Well, it wasn’t technically today — it was a few days ago. But it was a doozy. Our son is just barely old enough to not-quite-crawl: He can roll around and push himself back and forth a little. Up till now, my wife and I have been in the habit of plunking him into the …
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