I am not going to get into the tear-jerker element of this very fine “Modern Love” piece by Victoria Rosner in this Sunday’s Times, which describes the death of her ex-husband and the impact it had one her toddler (One example: “Now 3, Judah still doesn’t believe in forever and keeps trying to find a …
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Over-gifting, or why I just threw out Tickle-Me Elmo
A silly little piece in the Times the other day caught my attention. It was, at least on one level, a good holiday story about commercialism and overspending on children for the holidays. As a parent, I can relate. JP got two sets of Lincoln Logs (one from my Dad, one from my ex), a …
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THE TANTRUM: Our Glowing Contaminant, part 3
(This is the third post in our new series, “The Tantrum,” in which each of our four regulars will address one subject over the course of a week. Read the previous ones here and here.) I suppose I should start by saying that I’m lucky in this regard. JP doesn’t really care much about television. …
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Everyone Knows I Hate the World: New York Edition
Before I get into this post, I’d like to write a bit about how we come up with ideas for the blog here at Dadwagon. Many of our posts are derived individually, from things that happen to us in our daily fathering lives. Others come from our wasting time reading. And a few are referred …
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