So we here in the Valley of Flowers are looking to break in a new babysitter. Don’t know why it reminds me of mutton-bustin’, except that the bustin’ of muttons remains one of my favorite sports, and you’ll miss this year’s Tobacco Valley Rodeo only if you’re a fool. But while babysitters may not be …
Author Archives: Nathan
On Parenting, RIP
The Washington Post has shuttered the On Parenting blog. Blogger Brian Reid, in the course of four years of writing posts that he says came out to twice the length of the Great Gatsby, announced his departure on Monday. Of course, WaPo has a history of sheepish blog-kills. A few years back its popular Post.blog was …
Today in Fatherhood: Illegal Fun
Thanks to the gurus at the Googleplex, we are alerted constantly to the highs and lows of fatherhood across the world. Actually, it’s mostly lows, because Google alerts often seems like the world’s most sophisticated Police Blotter. Let’s dig in to this week’s highlights: • In Louisiana, a dad and his 12-year-old daughter decided to play …
The Tantrum: Ratting Out Your Kid
(This is our second run of “The Tantrum,” in which each of our four regulars will address one subject over the course of a week. Previous Tantrum: TV or not TV?) There were many revelations to come from the curious case of the Underwear Bomber. Yemen is a headache. London makes people want to kill …