Now the cutting begins. The opening at the tip of the foreskin is stretched and held open, usually with surgical clamps. Then the doctor or mohel makes a snip up the center of the foreskin with a pair of surgical scissors, peeling the two halves back to make a flat sheet of skin. So wrote ‘wagoneer …
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The ’80s Are Back! Or Maybe They Never Left.
As the Tantrum rages on over whether to put your kid’s photos online, recent circumstances compel me to respond to one of Nathan’s points: “In fact,” he wrote, “only Matt has actually ever put his kids’ pics on this blog.” I want to point out that I’ve never used Sasha’s picture gratuitously. She appears only …
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No Child Left Behind: F-Train Edition
Like most parents, perhaps especially New York City parents, I spend my days gripped by sudden, irrational anxieties—the latest of which involves our daily ritual in the bowels of the subway system. This is how it goes: It’s evening, and I’m bringing Sasha home from daycare. We patiently wait on the sidewalk outside the East …
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 …