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Monthly Archives: July 2008

The Philosophy of Parenting

When it comes to parenting philosophies, I think I’m closest in spirit to Tom Hodgkinson, who last February wrote this lovely article called, “Idle Parenting Means Happy Children.” So much of the article resonated me, but I think my favorite was this: My idea of childcare is a large field. At one side is a [...]

Let’s Give Her Something to Blog ABout

At one point this afternoon, when Doodles was facedown on the front porch screaming and Pie was clutching at my leg wailing, my neighbor–who shall henceforth be referred to as Beetle–said to me, “This should be your blog for today.” But the thing is, as I pointed out to her, is that this stuff doesn’t [...]

Yankee Doodle Droop

Another 4th of July, another year of missed fireworks. I used to love going to see fireworks in New York, when they set them off at the very reasonable hour of 9 p.m. Here in Boston land, they don’t start until 10:30 in order to air them on national TV. But I don’t get it–D.C. [...]

Dating Myself

I’m starting to feel old. On two separate occasions in the past week, I’ve made references to friends that I felt a need to corroborate because it occurred to me they were young enough to not know what I was talking about. Let me ask you guys: 1) If I said, “You can bring home [...]

Foggy Head

I have this evil cold that was given to me by my dear, darling children. Of course, they get a cold and keep running. I get a cold and I want to bury myself beneath a pile of blankets in my over-A.C.’d house, with a stack of magazines and a big bowl of chicken soup. [...]

The Ultimate in Parallel Play

Adam: Doodles! Get upstairs and get dressed!Doodles: I can't! Pie and I are in space!Adam: Now! Doodles and Pie get dressed. They head back downstairs. Doodles: We're going on a mission!Pie, following him: Yeah, we're going to get married. If that doesn't sum up their personality differences, I don't know what does.