Kids grow up, get married, and start families of their own. It’s at this point, or maybe it actually happens earlier – during the growing up bit – that kids start to become detached from their parents. Phone conversations become more and more infrequent, y’all see each other even less. […]
We were just in A.C. for a college basketball tournament, to cheer on my MSU Spartans. While in the East Coast gambling mecca, we hit a couple of the well-promoted family holiday events. Here’s my quick take on what we saw: The Tropicana indoor snowfall (every 15 minutes) was underwhelming, […]
So, yesterday there is a knock on the door. The Mrs. is still at work. Both girls have recently shot down the hall towards the bedrooms. At the door was a neighborhood boy, who also happens to be a classmate of the Bear’s, and his mom. The Bear is being […]
A Florida teen kills herself because of the shame and embarrassment over a sext (sexy txt message for those keeping score at home). Seems she sent over a nude photo of herself to a boy she liked. Not that sending one to a boyfriend is smart, but a self-nude to […]
My girls don’t go bonkers for TV these days, but when they do it’s not because of Big Bird or Oscar the Grouch. They never ask to watch Sesame Street nor do they turn it on themselves. Sesame Street may have been the one of the most popular children’s television […]
There are, I imagine, countless ways to chart the growth of a child. There’s the classic physical growth chart, hanging on a wall or a door, that a child backs up against while their mom or dad draws a line right above their noggin. We have a Madeline one shaped […]
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner has a new production company and it’s 1st effort is Glenn Martin, DDS. It’s an animated show for kids that was recently added to the popular Nick at Nite primetime block of family programming. Before you let your kids watch this show about a traveling […]
Say hello to Molly. Molly is the Bear’s bear. Not her favorite bear. Well, some days she is. Molly has been at Grandmom’s house for some time, at least the whole summer but probably longer than that. On Monday night, Molly left Grandmom’s house and came back to live with […]
