Grand Theft Childhood
March 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | One Comment

So much of parenting entails thwarting.
I must thwart my toddler’s attempts to travel staircases and wade in toilets. I do this with gates, latches, and other inventions meant to keep small children safe and …

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Halloween Post-Mortem
October 31, 2007 – 6:48 pm | Comments Off

Our trick-or-treat contest for your little BOOOOOS closes Sunday. Share your best (or worst) Halloween memories in our album!

P.S. Anyone else take out candy taxes from their kids?…. :-)

I blame retailers for enabling my pre-Halloween celebrations
October 31, 2007 – 12:59 am | 14 Comments

There’s nothing wrong with the way I grew up. I rode backwards in the station wagon, we only had two TV channels and Halloween only lasted one day. We made our costumes, carved our pumpkins, …

Just another example of how I make and break the rules as I see fit
October 30, 2007 – 12:04 am | 4 Comments

There is a long-running tradition of believing in superstition in my family. For example, my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all lived in mortal fear of El Cucuy at some point in their lives, believing he’d …

Party all the time
October 29, 2007 – 12:47 am | 21 Comments

On Friday, my daughter threw her third annual Halloween bash that included an inordinate amount of hairspray and the disturbing confirmation: Like Mother, Like Daughter. [Insert evil cackle here.]

We also played games such as Pin …

Technokid
October 27, 2007 – 12:50 am | 4 Comments

Bryan and I are tech freaks, so I am not surprised that Declan loves gadgets and gizmos already. At JUST-TURNED-FIVE.
We gave him one of our old PDA’s… and he uses it to practice his letters, …

Channeling June Cleaver for the Modern Mom
October 26, 2007 – 12:07 am | 28 Comments

Growing up watching re-runs of Leave it to Beaver set me up for disappointment and self doubt later in life.
June Cleaver is my hero. Clean house, happy kids, and home-cooked meals. …

Rockies Win The World Series: McDad Guarantee
October 25, 2007 – 12:31 am | 10 Comments

(Editor’s Note: We are proud to announce that our very own Mitch McDad received a very generous mention in Time magazine. Hats off to him and all the great daddy bloggers out there!)
Here …