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Poetry Day: Every Morning

(This one isn’t very subtle.  From when I was a stay-at-home father and was gradually getting driven into the ground.  I really was the last one to go to sleep and the first one to wake up.  Definitely do my … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: How to Make Reading Fun?

Here we are at the end of the week.  Been an interesting topic.  I figure it’s good to end on a highly interactive post.  For those who are teachers or have children, this might be fairly easy.  For others, maybe … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Didn’t I Just Bathe You?

(This one is about parenting.  Obviously.  Thankfully, my son was never this destructive in a short amount of time.  He was too meticulous and carefully in his messes.) It has only been ten minutes Since you were rinsed and scrubbed … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Age Story

The above is probably one of the biggest examples from my generation.  ‘The Breakfast Club’ was always a big ‘coming of age’ story.  It had a group of high schoolers in detention where they got to know each other.  They … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blankie

(Written about my son’s blankie.  It was a special gift for when he was born and it survived so much.  Now, it’s been retired to a box at his mom’s where it will stay safe.  I’m sure blankie will be … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Bedroom Shadows

(As a kid, I always though the shadows in my room were other things.  This probably lasted until I was around 13.  Mostly because I eventually hit a point where it was just fun to let my mind wander and … Continue reading →

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Sins of the Parent Placed on the Child

Well, that’s not fair.  I mean, a parent screws up, so a child has to be punished?  It doesn’t make a lot of sense by most modern standards.  Though, I’m sure it probably happens in some places.  Odd how the … Continue reading →

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Some Parenting Funnies

With my son’s birthday coming up, I figured it would be a good time to regale people with some funny parenting pictures.  Also . . . I couldn’t find enough that covered ’12 year old’ and made me laugh.  All … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: First Week of Summer in the Books

You know I’ve had a week if I’m writing this post on Saturday instead of the night before.  I could have done that, but I was tired when I got home yesterday.  Soooo tired.  Summer was supposed to be relaxing … Continue reading →

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Happy Fathers Day!

 

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