Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
Encouraging Hate: A Sometimes Parenting Style
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The Bear takes the Gold, Mouse happily settles for Silver after a spill during her short program.
Sometimes, the girls hate me.
Sometimes, that’s okay.
Because sometimes, that’s my plan.
Read about my sometimes parenting style I...
June 7th, 2011 | Everyday Childhood, Musings on Parenting | Read More
Review: Smuckers Stars on Ice
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“It’s just a lot of dumb show” – Kathy Seldon in “Singin’ in the Rain”
Harsh, I know. But when a guy comes out on to the ice with a wireless electric guitar and pretends to strum some seriously cock-rockish...
April 27th, 2010 | Olympics, So Much Time So Little To Do | Read More
Happy Kids, Happy Daddy
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The desire to see your kids smile and be joyous, it turns out, is a strong enough wish to crush a disdain for most anything. Take gymnastics and figure skating. While I respect the skill, commitment and determination needed to train, compete...
March 15th, 2010 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
OWTK’s Guide to Watching the Winter Olympics with Kids
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I’ve had a roller coaster love affair with The Olympics.
As a child, I adored the games, both summer and winter. This is back when they were on the same schedule every 4 years. Back when every U.S. athlete participating was an amateur,...
February 8th, 2010 | Musings on Parenting, Olympics | Read More

