Archive for the tag 'parenting'

May 20 2008

I Almost Crushed My Son’s Fingers

Published by Jody under personal, what i did today

My son just climbed out of his car seat and was playing outside. I was picking up old french fries or something from the car floor around his seat. I straighted up and started to close the car door when I felt a slight resistant; that’s when he yelled: my son’s fingers were [...]

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Jun 14 2006

Parents Are So Stupid

Published by Jody under what i did today

I walked into the bathroom today and found nine bars of soap stacked around the sink. Nine. I then see the wrapping on the floor from the Costco-size package of soaps we had.
Me yelling out: Caitlyn, what’s with all soap here?!
Caitlyn: What, Dad?
Me: Soap! Is someone REALLY dirty? Did you unwrap [...]

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May 29 2006

I Thought My Son Was Dead

Published by Jody under personal, what i did today

Our 18 month old son sleeps in our bed. It’s easier to put him back to sleep when he’s with us, after he wakes up from his crib during the night. We have the bed against a wall so he won’t fall off; that’s the side he usually sleeps; however, he’s an active sleeper, [...]

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Nov 17 2005

Swallowing An “AAA” Battery

Published by Jody under what i did today

I got a 5am call this morning (I’m in Flint, Michigan again) from my wife: our 12 month old son may have swallowed an AAA battery. He was playing with a remote that took 3 AAA batteries, when she noticed the battery cover was off. She took the remote from him but she [...]

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Apr 15 2004

A Conversation with my Three Year Old Daughter

Published by Jody under what i did today

Dawn went to a late movie last night. This morning Caitlyn walked into the living room after waking up, where Dawn was. Here’s the conversation they had:
Caitlyn: Mom, you’re back!
Dawn: Yeah! Good morning!
Caitlyn: Did you have a good time?
Dawn: Yes I did! Gail and I had fun. Did you have [...]

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