JP’s kindergarten class has a nice little library from which the children are allowed to borrow books and bring them home. JP does so regularly and we read the book before he goes to bed. Heartwarming stuff, particularly as the reading period is that wonderful moment just before both kids (usually) disappear for the night’s …
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Thank God the Weekend Is Over
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that, for parents with young children, weekends aren’t exactly restful: there’s the shopping, the organized activities, the unorganized keeping-them-busy-ness, the deferred errands around the house, and then overall simple running like a maniac to keep the children happy, diverted, and hopefully, fatigued enough …
Single Dad for a Week
As I might have mentioned, my wife, Jean, is off in Bangalore this week, eating mangoes and wearing saris and lining up factory workers to abuse with bamboo canes. Which leaves me here in Brooklyn alone. With Sasha. To be honest, I haven’t done this whole parenting-on-my-own thing in quite a while. The last time, …
A Week on the Wagon: Proof of Life Edition
Things might be a little slow at DadWagon HQ today, but I don’t want our loyal readers to think we’re slacking off. Nathan, if I understand things correctly, is still in transit to his relaxing vacation, and is unable to post anything (no Internet service in Lappland, eh?) Matt, meanwhile, has been a little distracted …
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