A curious writer struggles to make sense of the modern world.
It's Mother's Day weekend again. Time to remind ourselves of how awesome all the moms are out there. My wife is an amazing mother who does so much for our family. I originally posted this a few years ago; however, I decided to bring it back to honor her and all she does. An... Continue Reading →
It was back in early March (2014) when YouTuber Stampylongnose posted a video on his channel about a singing contest he was putting on. He was asking viewers for a four minute song about his lovely world in the video game Minecraft; the deadline was May 1st. My daughter–Piper–and I watched the video the day... Continue Reading →
Twas a dark day. Yesterday started out like any typical Monday. The cat woke me up before 5 AM by scratching on everything in my bedroom. My five-year-old woke up an hour later and came downstairs. Wthout so much as a, "Good morning," she made her usual demand these days. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she... Continue Reading →
A new study by Canadian researchers shows spanking children can do more harm than previously thought, including causing “long-term developmental damage and may even lower a child’s IQ.” Currently banned in 32 countries, physical punishment is still an accepted practice in large parts of the world. The researchers behind this study hope parents can take... Continue Reading →
You might have read about the Hot Sauce Mom, who got into trouble last year for her unusual punishment of making her son hold hot sauce in his mouth for lying to her. It was kind of a modern "I'll wash your mouth out with soap" kind of thing. But although the soap-in-the-mouth threat (and... Continue Reading →
By now most people know the story of Heather Armstrong, who lost her job as a web and graphic designer due to subject matter she posted on her personal blog. That subject matter, unfortunately for her, was specific details about her workplace. Being one of the first workers fired for blogging, she became famous for... Continue Reading →
Think you can’t have an adult conversation in front of your kids? Well, you can’t...and maybe you shouldn’t. A new study shows that kids pick up on their parents’ financial woes more than we thought. And that's a concern, considering the state of the world economy. Since we all have serious issues to worry about... Continue Reading →
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