March 2012
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definitelyjennifer replied to your photo: I love the movie L.A. Story, but when I first…
that’s the beauty of Steve Martin - his humor ages like a really really expensive wine
I’m going to go out on a limb and say this probably won’t prove true of his remake of The Pink Panther. Or its sequel.
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February 2012
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(Hey, you guys. Please share that post about the anti-bullying documentary or write your own. Get the word out. For reals.)
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Jaimey Is In Labor
Yay!
callmehusband:
Her water broke while trekking up the stairs to her class. I resembled the flash when I got the call, but still managed to get all our stuff in the car and pick up her and Forrest in damn good time. The weather is terrible here so it took us close to an hour to get to the hospital. So far things are going smoothly, she’s all checked in and is 2 cm dilated so the waiting game...
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“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.”
– Fran Lebowitz, Social Studies
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Sometimes, I wish we were raising our kids on the Moon so they could experience all that rich ore and grow up around all those amazing craters. But, then I remember we have oxygen and McDonald’s, so it balances out.
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For the record, we do have a castle in L.A. And it’s much cooler than any in Europe because you can see card tricks there and eat questionable prime rib.
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michigandermom replied to your post: Sometimes, I wish we were raising our kids in…
There’s plenty of rich history in America. Just because we’re toddlers to our European counterparts doesn’t mean it’s not just as interesting.
Not in L.A. They inject all the buildings with Botox, so nothing looks older than 27.
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Sometimes, I wish we were raising our kids in Europe so they could experience all that rich history and grow up around all that amazing architecture. But, then I remember we have those out-of-work actors on Hollywood Blvd. dressed up as movie characters who charge for photos, so it balances out.
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New Study Shows Freaking Out At Your Kids Isn’t A... →
So, yeah, some study found that freaking out on your toddlers over silly stuff means your toddler will freak out over silly stuff. And in related news, the sky is blue and Newt Gingrich is crazier that a shit-house rat.
There was one interesting find, however…
Researchers also discovered a genetic component. Children who were at genetic risk of negative emotionality from their birth moms...
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Fatherhood Is Seeing How The Other Half Lives
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My wife stands in the kitchen wearing only a nursing bra and her underwear. We’ve become masters of expediency. Everything that used to take 20 minutes, we now get done in under 10. Her eyelids drop delicately over her eyes as she exhales through parted lips. I wish I could tell you this is going exactly where you think it is, but I can’t. This story doesn’t end between the sheets....
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Anonymous asked: My boyfriend and I are about to have a baby.... March 15th he will be here! I have two kids with previous relationships they are 4 and 5. Any advice for my boyfriend who is going to be a first time daddy????
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Welcome To The Jungle
I’ve mentioned how we’re hesitant to show the boys The Lion King because of the rather adult themes — death of a parent, very evil bad guy, brother-against-brother violence, Nazi imagery, etc. We’ve also stayed away from most superhero cartoons because of the criminal characters’ use of guns. And I’ve mentioned how sometimes we forego our prescreening and just throw...
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10 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Having... →
This list could kind-of serve as an index for The Daddy Complex because these are the things I cover almost every day.
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Anonymous asked: This is kind of delayed since it relates to a question you posed some time back, asking us what we really thought of you. I didn't post it then but it's been bugging me so here goes - you remind me of Johnny Depp. I think it's the hair. Thoughts?
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thulium asked: Freddy Mercury or Elton John?
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They Say That Growing Up Is Hard To Do
It turns out Boone’s recent spate of night terrors actually aren’t night terrors, but rather growing pains. And I don’t mean the Kirk Cameron kind. No, I mean the writhing-and-screaming kind… Well, I guess that can apply to Kirk Cameron’s career, too.
Unrelated to bone growth, the term “growing pains” applies to unexplained discomfort in the muscles,...
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deltaomega asked: what opportunity changed your life the most? aside from having kids/getting married
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Anonymous asked: Any thoughts on co-sleeping?
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Curious? Inquisitive? Intrigued? Perplexed? Beguiled? Confused? Lost? Bored? Ask me stuff. (Anon is on.)
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Wyatt regularly throws fits and Boone is as calm as Deepak Chopra in a bubble bath. My wife and I have nightly debates about which is more concerning.
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“I see so much of myself in my son Boone, I feel like I should warn him that his...”
– An oldie from my personal Twitter
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As I write this, it’s nearly 3:30 a.m. The boys have been up and down all night — Boone with night terrors (4 and counting) and Wyatt with nightmares as well as some other issue.
That “other issue” is the real frustrating part. We think it might just be part of the pneumonia or some sort of reaction to the medication. He’s waking every 15 minutes and whining until one of...
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Wyatt: Part IV
We have this toy plane thing… well, the boys have this toy plane thing. It’s made so you can take it apart and it comes with these little power tools to tighten and untighten bolts and stuff. So, the boys’ favorite part is the little electric drill. It looks like a regular drill, I guess, except it’s bright blue. Anyway, last night they unknowingly re-enacted a slasher film...
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Dad -2.0
There was a Dad 2.0 meet-up in L.A. last night — kind of a pre-event for the big Dad 2.0 Summit next month. It was attanded by a bunch of cool dad bloggers. I couldn’t make it because of the boys’ illness (and whatever bug I’m fighting). Just another way in which I the Fates keep me from reaching daddy blogger superstardom.
It’s a shame. My hair looked awesome yesterday.
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Actual Exchange With Boone In Which I Tell Him To...
Me: Boone! Stop that. I told you not to stick your fingers in the ketchup.
Boone: I'm just being funny.
Me: Yeah? Well, no one's laughing.
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“Have you met your son, Sybil?”
– Me to my wife after witnessing Wyatt’s mood swings due to his cold.
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An Original Story By Wyatt
There was a boy who was sitting in his chair and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
and then,
Frosty the Snowman.
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I’ll try to do a weekend wrap-up tomorrow or later today. Right now, we’re prepping to head back to L.A. after a rough night of little sleep.
We’re pretty sure whatever bug Boone was fighting has evolved into an ear infection, which is weird considering we just told ElectraDaddy and DynaPapa last night how lucky we were that the boys had never had an ear infection. Damn you...
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Just had dinner with ElectraDaddy and DynaPapa.
That feeling of jealousy you’re experiencing is totally normal.