Now, I’m definitely not in the army, nor have I ever been (three semesters of ROTC doesn’t count). I don’t wear fatigues to work, either, just slacks and Hawaiian shirts. The other day I was wearing this one: There are a lot of children where I work. That’s not a pejorative–I work at a children’s hospital, […]
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Some time ago I opined that the folk song Donegal Danny contained an erroneous lyric, e.g., “the cries of drowning men.” At the time I snarkily mentioned that the only sound thatI thought drowning men would make was, “glub.” Well, it turns out that I am right. There is an excellent article at Slate called ‘Drowning […]
My friend The Dread Pirate Rob has a passel of small children. One day the three year old fell down and hurt himself. Rob comforted him and also used the opportunity as a teaching moment, encouraging him to pick himself back up instead of just crying and waiting for help. “What do we do when […]
My friend Mel, mother of the world’s most adorable baby, has a new baby. She coined this term based on a recent diaper change (I don’t know which baby’s it was). Thankfully, I do not have photos to confirm whether this qualifies for poop-mageddon status. Much as being a patient in a hospital debrides you […]
One day I took the guys in my Sunday School class hiking at Burr Oak Woods and then we went to the Bass Pro Shop. We had a great day together, I got some cool pictures, and the guys all got a nap in the car on the way home (I guess they can’t keep […]
I love my children very much but I love them even more when they unintentionally make me laugh. I had just returned home from picking my oldest up from pre-school. The whole way home she had been intently looking at herself in the side mirror. “Honey what are you doing.” “Mom my teacher told me […]