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The Littlest iPad Freak
My youngest daughter, Zoe (23 months old) is an iPad freak. She’s not an iPad lover. She’s not an iPad fan. She is an iPad freak. She’s always the first … Continue reading →
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Dad and Breakfast…
My wife left very early this morning to take the Praxis test in English at a college about forty miles away from where we live. That means I was left … Continue reading →
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It’s Off…
Today I let my kids watch Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. My son Penn (8) has lately become a Star Wars freak, largely and most lately due … Continue reading →
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Girls’ Day Out
Families develop their schedules around work and school activities that create… opportunities… for different kinds of parent/child bonding. On Thursdays my son Penn (9) has basketball after school, my...
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An Open Letter to High School Graduates…
Dear 17 or 18 year old, or maybe 19 year old or even early 20something: I’m not really writing to you. I’m writing to myself when I was 17. But I’m letting you listen, because I think many of you feel...
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Meet the Dullards
Latest hilarious installment from our local library… Finally, Mr. Dullard tore his gaze away [from the paint drying on the wall]. “I think–” he began. Mrs. Dullard shook her head. “No thinking,” she...
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Daughter Talk, Rovira Household, September 10th, 2015
Grace (8) to Dad: “I saw Elly at the park today. She was walking her dog. She got a new dog.” Dad to Grace: “But did Elly get her groove back?” Grace to Dad: “Oh shut up.” Beka (24ish) to Dad (on FB):...
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The Great Salsa Jar Emasculation of 2015
Sheridan (aged 26… for the last 18 consecutive years): <Banging salsa jar, then yelling across house.> “Jim, come be the man.” Jim (not aged 26 for a very long time): <Approaches Sheridan and...
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Breakfast Agonistes
A True Account of Events in the Rovira Household on the morning of Saturday, February 6th, 2016. 9:07 a.m.: Princess Grace (9) awakens and seeks out food. 9:10 a.m.: Princess Grace settles upon a...
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Twenty Things I Learned on My Trip to Florida…
1. Pickle flavored sunflower seeds are very good. 2. BBQ flavored sunflower seeds are eh. Not bad. 3. My wife is like the recalcitrant whatever it is in Green Eggs and Ham. She would not try a single,...
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