The Protocols of Penicillin

JP has strep throat–fun, fun, fun. Nothing beats a miserably sick child with a high temperature for bringing out certain primal parental reflexes. This played out with me when I took him to the pediatrician. We just changed doctors recently because the docs at our previous practice never seemed to be able to get their …

Johnny’s Little Helper

Nathan’s fine post detailing the scourge of anti-male discriminatory practices in our public school system (that’s a fair characterization, no?) made me think of some of the experiences I have been having with my son. Now, before I get too far into this, I want to make it clear–I don’t subscribe to a Real Boys …