When Cute Becomes Ornery: The Softest Slap and Sweetest “No”
Tobin Walsh Until now, my 18 month-old daughter, Emersyn, has mastered the art of communicating without the…
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To 5 Special People On Our 10th Gotcha Day
We arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Easter Sunday of 2007. I remember being both…
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I was two hours into an hour-long job, when the wheels of fatherhood began to…
Read MoreMostly A’s Is The New Straight A’s
At my kids’ elementary school, making the Principal’s List is the highest of all academic…
Read MoreJust Mark ‘C’ and Two Other Things I’ll Tell My Kids About Standardized Testing
I can only recall one piece of advice for taking standardized tests when I was…
Read MoreLaVar Ball, Please SHUT UP! Signed, Parents Everywhere
You may not recognize his name, but you probably know a parent like LaVar Ball.…
Read MoreOf All Important Disney Princess Traits, Beauty is the Least
I didn’t have to read about the record $170 million of box office earnings to…
Read MoreAre Food Lists Like the “Dirty 12” Harmful To Public Health?
I’m poisoning my toddler – every day, multiple time per day in fact. That was…
Read MoreThree Ways to Watch More March Madness Without Ignoring the Kids
I can’t get enough March Madness. Bring on the games! In my no-kids-allowed, temporarily-single-again dream…
Read MoreIs My Child Ready to Stay Home Alone This Summer?
“Tobe, we need to talk about what to do with the kids this summer.” My…
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