I think it’s only fair that I point out that Tomoko specifically asked me not to write about this subject this morning. She had just finished cooking pancakes for me and JP (and coffee, too!), and was about to give Ellie a sponge bath. I’ve only recently gone back to work full time since Ellie …
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The Tantrum, Part 1: Why Can’t Jews Just Ignore Santa?
So I was walking JP home from his mother’s last night, and as is his usual pattern, he was trying to hit me up for a toy at each gumball machine we passed. He gets his way with this about once a week, which is a pretty high ratio, I think. Last night was a …
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You May Serve Me
My folks left yesterday after spending a week in town greeting the new baby. Many things to be said about this, of course, much of it good, some not so much. Among the good was the fact that my mother and step-father are neat freaks with a decidedly missionary flair … and Tomoko and I …
Entitlement: The Game Other People Get To Play
What in the hell kind of term is premature potty training? What kind of sadist thinks this stuff up in reference to boys? Are they trying to give the kids a fricking complex? I came across this wonderfully ridiculous bit of kiddie jargon at Cafe Mom, a blog that makes more money than DadWagon. From …
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