After days of scraping, sweating, having soggy wet pieces of nursery room wallpaper stuck to my hair, feet, and, well, other parts I won’t mention, and after our handyman had to spend an entire day repairing four beat-to-hell walls, the Mouse’s bedroom. Is. Done. Well, Almost. The handyman painter fella […]
Warning: I’m very frustrated in this one, and I curse a lot. The filter has come off this morning, as I trade eloquence for anger. If this bothers you, I suggest finding another website to visit right now. Maybe this one. You know the worst part of parenthood? Other parents. […]
I’ve got two kids in school now and something has drastically changed: there are twice as many pieces of paper entering my home and taking up residence on our many flat surfaces. Quick aside: I joked with a buddy once about how, if it were up to me, there would […]
Dad bloggers like to lambast brands for half-ass, stereotypical portraits of papas in TV commercials. I guess we’re finally get a steady taste of what it’s like to be a parent on television. It kinda tastes nasty. Women have been dealing with shitty on-screen mock-ups of themselves for years, especially […]
The Mouse deserves a new room. She’s been living in the ‘nursery’ since, well, since she belonged in a nursery. She is now approaching 5 1/2. She is in kindergarten. It is beyond time. The Bear got new digs on her 3rd birthday, and the Paris-themed green & purple wallpaper […]
John Taylor aka TheDaddyYoDude is going to kick cancer’s ass. That’s a god damn fact. But it is bad (is it ever good?) and he, his wife, and his kids (ages 5 and 3) needs help with expenses, which are mounting every day. I donated my last freelance writing fee. […]
I’m not the only Bogle going to the gym every day! I’m just the only one who gets to shower off the stank afterwards. The girls’ charter school has instituted a new scheduling policy for all kindergarten classes that will have the 5-year-olds partaking in physical education — phys ed, […]
For school-aged children, flip-flop season has drawn to a close. In many households, this means difficult mornings are the new norm as sensory-sensitive kids are made to sock-up five days a week. The Mouse has a serious sock problem. It’s the seams along the toe line. These drive her batty; […]
