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Archive for April, 2008

dilemma of the day

A few months ago, I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan.  This book is the kind of book that will cause you to get into passionate disagreements with people over where food comes from, how it gets to your table, why it is or isn’t worth paying a more for grass fed or organic [...]

parenting 101

Today’s lesson: POOP
Lesson 1:  If you determine with near certainty based on a red, red face that your child is going to poop in the tub, you have two options.  You can let them poop in the tub, or you can yank them out and attempt to get a diaper on before it falls.

(Oh no!  The [...]

things i have felt guilty about recently

Taking Alex to daycare while I worked from home.
Taking a nap instead of picking him up early, same day.
Allowing him to climb in the spice cabinet and play with spices so I could make an egg without him climbing up my leg.  This wouldn’t have been so bad, except that he was shaking the Creole seasoning and [...]

behave yourself

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.
- William Feather

We’ve been working hard every day to teach Alex “manners”.
Yesterday when he was eating his yogurt, he did the motor mouth - blllttthh - and spit it everywhere, choking on laughter.  Luckily, he figured out earlier that same day how to [...]