Tag Archives: kids

Bye-bye pool

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

We warned the children we were getting rid of the swimming pool. I swear we warned them. Maybe they didn’t believe us, thinking it was one of our idle threats, like “We’re going to move to the country!” or “We’re … Continue reading →

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Father-daughter-Beyoncé bonding

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

Conversations these days with my 15-year-old daughter go something like this: Abby (getting out of the car): “Can you write me a note? I’m going to be late for class.” Me: “You’re not going to be late. Just be quick.” … Continue reading →

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Out of the crawlspace, into the tree house

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

When I was little, my older brother and I would spend hours tunnelling into the piles of snow at the end of our driveway. This was back when we regularly got snowfalls of 17 feet at a time. Or something … Continue reading →

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U-turns at the halfway house

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

We are now one child away from having an empty nest – only it’s not so much a nest. More like a temporary storage facility. If the imaginary volcano in our backyard were to erupt and spew hot ash over … Continue reading →

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That’s a so-called wrap

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

A girl’s gotta eat. Even when it’s specialty foods delivered frozen in giant boxes stuffed with ice packs and Styrofoam noodles, a girl’s gotta eat. Even when some of the food items are as appetizing as the Styrofoam noodles, you … Continue reading →

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So, you’re coming to meet the parents!

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Congratulations on dating our son/daughter. Rest assured your sweetheart is the culmination of generations of only the finest natural selection, with the exception of a brief period in the late 1800s that no one in the family likes to talk … Continue reading →

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Up front about up front

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

There are times when you sit back as a parent and realize, “I’m discussing the scrotum with my 13-year-old. And it isn’t that bad.” Abby and I were doing Science homework and had reproduction, in all its sexual and asexual … Continue reading →

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