Parenting

The Roommate Dilemma
I live unsustainably. I’ve known it for a while, but it really became evident when I was kicking around how…
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An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 5
“So what you are saying is, I need to help you around the house and with the kids whether I…
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Pottymouth Training, Vol. 2
I’ll never be able to look at him the same. Not after yesterday. Just 44 inches. He loves to tell…
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The Overdue Library Books
I’m coming unraveled. And I’m angry. At myself. At my ex-wife. At my life. But mostly, it’s just me. Own…
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How to Feel Proud of Your Child
I’m hard on my son sometimes. To the point where I make him angry. Because I want him to be…
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The Tooth Fairy: An Economic Analysis
My five-year-old son has loose teeth. Three of them. One may come out as soon as today. He’s pretty excited…
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Chauncey Billups Isn’t Real
I wanted to go to outer space. Fly in space shuttles. Eat shitty space ice cream. Play on the moon.…
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The Almost Stepdad
One of my best friends just lost two children. Two little boys. The oldest, 5, and his younger brother, 3.…
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Pottymouth Training
It must have been between songs, because I tend to play music loudly, even with my five-year-old son in the…
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My Son’s Other House
The drive took one and a half songs. My five-year-old sang along with both because he has good taste like…
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