A six-year old has been disciplined and suspended from school because he took his Cub Scout fork/knife/spoon utensil to school to use at lunch.
It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a … Weapon?
One of the brighter comments by a school official:
“There is no parent who wants to get a phone call where they hear [...]
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This is one of the most insane things I’ve seen in awhile
Posted in Culture, Kids on 10.13.2009 | Leave a Comment »
FPR on Sanford and Adultery
Posted in Culture, Kids, Life, Marriage, Reality on 06.25.2009 | Leave a Comment »
An excellent post over at the Front Porch Republic concerning Governor Sanford’s adultery, and the response to it:
And so, when we learn that Governor Sanford has adulterated his marriage, we are right to call into question the integrity of his reputation, his character, as a whole. The Begala-esque cry of “hypocrisy” may be foolish, [...]
Baby Blues: 6 Things You Learn After You Have Kids
Posted in Kids, Life, Marriage on 06.11.2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Baby Blues is my wife’s favorite comic strip.
Unfortunately, it is apparently not possible to link to the images directly.
Here are links to the strips in question:
1. Things you thought were really gross now barely qualify as yucky.
2. The definition of privacy gets a lot looser.
3. Free time is [...]
Baby Blues: The Day Phonics Kicked In
Posted in Kids, Life on 05.30.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baby Blues is Carla’s favorite comic strip.
The Priest Game
Posted in Games, Kids on 06.17.2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some friends of ours designed The Priest Game to teach kids about the faith. Playing the game is very straight-forward, and you learn a lot about the faith.
The basic idea is that each player has a board with eight numbered pictures on it. You take your spin and then have to find the picture card [...]
Science is finally catching up
Posted in Kids, Reality on 03.22.2008 | Leave a Comment »
To what parents have known forever:
Lots of parents may wonder: Is raising a boy really all that different from raising a girl? Yes. Until recently, we assumed boys and girls needed mostly the same things from their parents. But recent research has demonstrated that their brains are actually quite different. This may provide a biological explanation for the things people [...]
