Category Archives: Humor

A Cat and Her Bo–well… A Cat and Her Boy’s Things To Sit On

I’ve written about the ever-evolving relationship between the dog and the boy, but have not yet written about the evolving relationship between the cat and the boy. Ha ha ha. Evolving. Well, maybe I’m being unfair as there does seem … Continue reading

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The Poop Talk — posted just in time for breakfast

Poop! Haha… Okay, maybe that’s a bit inappropriate. To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of scatalogical humor. Oh, sure, the occasional fart joke can be a gas (…a gas, get it?), but it’s not my go-to place for … Continue reading

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The Further Adventures of a Dog and His Boy

An update to the Max/Jack dynamic… Jack has become increasingly fascinated by Max. When Max enters the room, Jack turns his head and smiles. If Max comes near, he leans forward and reaches out, wanting to touch whatever he can … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #18 — Generation Differences #1

Dear Jackrabbit, We’re growing up in different worlds. That is to say, your childhood and my childhood are vastly different experiences. Some of those differences are superficial, others are more subtle. For instance… Television. When I was a kid, we … Continue reading

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Spotting the New Dad In the Wild

Walk into any doctor’s waiting room, any supermarket, any off-license amusement park and you may find yourself confronting the wild New Dad. Don’t panic. They’re fairly docile unless you come close to its young. Don’t sneeze and for god’s sake … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #16 — Get That Out of Your Mouth

Dear Jackrabbit, You’re at that age now (nearly four months!) in which you’re putting everything into your mouth. Like, everything. It’s kind of weird, son. I won’t lie to ya. Your mother says it’s completely normal and it’s one of … Continue reading

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Impostor Parents

Stop. Put the phone down. No one has to call the authorities. I’m not talking about actual impostors replacing Margaret or myself. This topic is more on the concept of the “impostor syndrome” and how it might apply to parenting–at … Continue reading

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A Baby Lives Here

Yeah, a baby lives here. How can you tell? Just look around at the piles of baby blankets, toys, and other baby accessories. There is the line of bottles waiting to be washed, and the line of bottles that have … Continue reading

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Little Known Facts About Babies… Honest

Here are a bunch of “I’ll bet ya didn’t know” facts about babies that I have helpfully compiled. Every fact here is verifiable, but I lost my notes so you’ll just have to take my word for it that everything … Continue reading

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More Songs What Get Sung

Back in the beginning of October I wrote a piece entitled “Music Doth Soothe the Savage Beast” in which I listed out some of the songs I sang to newborn Jack to calm him whenever he got a bit fussy. … Continue reading

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