Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”
Warning: This post will degenerate into whiny self-pity towards the end. You have been warned.
Earlier this month we took a small trip to the Washington coast. It was a much needed break for the family. Our previous vacation was two years previous, and even that one was short. Then the year before was also short, and before that it had been years. part of the reason is economical, but…
I cannot stress enough the importance of travel, especially in children. Sure international travel is great, and should occur when available. Getting to witness and experience other cultures, even if the same language is spoken, is invaluable. Instead, I am referring in this instance to local travel, or road trips. Recently my family went…
One of the musicians my wife and I discovered we mutually liked when we first started going together was Johnny Clegg. On his album Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World there is a song, “Déla” which is a love song. The title is a Zulu word meaning “content” as in satisfied with life now that you are…
Johnny Clegg and Ladysmith Black Mambazo were playing at the Woodland Park Zoo. Laura and I were determined to see Johnny Clegg, and it would be our first concert at the zoo. For years the Woodland Park Zoo would host concerts as part of a summer series, and despite living just a mile away, we…
This past Saturday and Sunday I went to two baseball games in a row. This is a far cry from a couple of years ago when I didn’t even really consider going to a game. A year ago it was a challenge to take two kids to one game, and this weekend I took three…
I had a guest post on Dadcentric last month, but it wasn’t my first attempt. This was what I originally submitted, but it was wisely rejected because it doesn’t have a conclusion. I still haven’t come up with a conclusion, but here it is. Writing about fatherhood, in a way, can be like dancing…
This past weekend Ciárán turned 5. You would think I would have a lot to say about this, considering it was an action packed weekend. I think I may just be too exhausted to reach through my memory and extract all that I need to in order to make a proper blog post. Sadly, I’m…
You are a funny kid. There are things you say that make everybody laugh, and a week later those things stick with you. The really good ones make us laugh a year later. We have even come up with a term for the crazy things you say.
Ciárán (age 4) “Can I have some of that crocodile water?” Laura “What?” Ciárán “You know, that crocodile water. It’s orange and you mix it with water.” Laura “Oh, GatorAde!” Ciárán “Yeah. Only this time don’t make it so wet.”