May
20
2008
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 [...]
Tags: car doors, kids, parenting
Jun
14
2006
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 [...]
Tags: calvin and hobbes, kids, parenting
May
29
2006
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, [...]
Tags: kids, parenting
Nov
17
2005
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 [...]
Tags: batteries, kids, parenting
Apr
15
2004
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 [...]
Tags: kids, parenting