Any time stay-at-home parenting gets too hard on me I threaten to clear out the bank account and head to the casino.
As I vividly imagined this fantasy on Monday (due to a very difficult morning that started at 2 AM, then 4 AM, then pivoted to a second child at 6 AM and wove them both together at 7 AM), it finally dawned on me that it’s a horrible fantasy because I don’t like gambling. Read More
Every year immediately following the summer solstice I hear someone complain that the days are now getting shorter. It’s particularly jarring this year contrasted against the palpable enthusiasm everyone has with the end of pandemic-related restrictions.
It takes a special kind of downer to cry over slightly shorter days when a year ago they were alone drinking spiked seltzer and complaining that Zoom makes their neck look fat. Read More
I suggest a second verse to Heraclitus’ saying from a mere 2,500 years ago.
Just as, “No man ever steps in the same river twice,” so too does no baby ever slip into the same nap twice. Read More
I knew that being a dad would change my life but I didn’t appreciate how quickly and how completely it would wrap itself into absolutely everything I do. Read More
Winter was a lonely time for my pandemic-era toddler.
We missed the drive-by Santa and, while our snowman was delightful, he wasn’t good company.
If her little brother hadn’t been born in January, it’s likely my daughter wouldn’t have spent time with any other kids at all. Read More
My two-year-old daughter is very excited about tomorrow.
It doesn’t matter what day you’re reading this, the sentence holds true. For her, tomorrow is a magical day where everything’s been promised and anything’s possible. Read More
This time of year, homeowners need to keep ahead of invasive weeds otherwise things in their yard can quickly get out of hand.
This is especially challenging for me this year because it is my first spring in a new house.
New things are constantly popping out of the ground and I have no idea which ones are purposeful and which ones are working to suffocate the flowers and plants we actually want. Read More
If I had to guess what the most mentally exhausting part of my first solo week as a stay-at-home dad to a toddler and a newborn would be, I never would’ve guessed: “watering a giant patch of dirt.”
Yet, since the landscaper told me to water the spot twice a day “enough to really get it wet but not so much that it pools or makes puddles,” it’s practically all I think about. Read More
My days as a stay-at-home dad are full of picture-worthy moments and I can’t stop reaching for my camera.
I don’t want to miss a single precious moment, which is hard because everything feels precious. Read More
By now, fine reader, I assume you’ve heard that Buddy the Beefalo was captured after 8 months on the run from the police.
What finally took Buddy down when the harsh New England winter could not? Love.
Buddy was caught mid-coitous seducing a local farmer’s herd with his bad boy antics. Read More