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Cool Parent Points

Posted on November 19th, 2009 | 8 comments

Cool Parent points.
If you’re a parent, you know what those are.
You earn them when your kids don’t think you’re a nerd, geek, or life-ruining jerk.
i.e., you do something cool.
Seems a few parents in the parenting blogosphere have been scoring cool parent points lately, moi included.
Put on your sunglasses and look way cool as you head [...]

My Sexy Daughter

Posted on November 18th, 2009 | 24 comments

My teen daughter is a good girl. She gets good grades, participates in sports, helps around the house when I ask her (er… make that, she helps around the house when I give her gas money for her truck!)
So when one of the Hot Moms asked at the Hot Dads blog why it’s okay for [...]

How to Get Your Teens to the Dinner Table

Posted on November 13th, 2009 | 14 comments

How do you get teenagers to the dinner table?
Sure, they’re hungry all the time. But that doesn’t mean they want to eat with dad or mom or siblings. After all, they have distractions – sports, friends, Facebook, iPod, video games, etc.
Some food gurus will have you believe the way to get teens to the dinner [...]

Cell Phone in the Dryer

Posted on November 12th, 2009 | 19 comments

My son’s cell phone went through the laundry.
There, I said it. And no, it’s not easier to say simply because it happened at his mom’s house. What happened could have happened at my place or anywhere.
You see, his sister did the laundry, and she doesn’t normally do that chore. She dumped things in the washer [...]

College Application Essay Humor

Posted on November 9th, 2009 | 6 comments

My teen daughter is applying to colleges right now.
That means she’s writing tons of college application essays.
I feel for her!
So much so, I decided to write a college application essay of my own, as if I were applying to university, too.
Head over to the Hot Dads Blog for a funny take on the college application [...]

The Boys are Back – Movie Review by a Single Dad

Posted on October 19th, 2009 | 15 comments

I recently saw The Boys are Back, a movie starring Clive Owen (who gave an outstanding performance), about a single dad who gets in way over his head trying to raise two boys after his wife suddenly passes away.
The film is at times sweet and sentimental, and other times wild and overreaching. It gives a [...]

The Police and My Teen Daughter

Posted on October 16th, 2009 | 20 comments

It’s the police!
That, a text message sent by my teen daughter, not twenty minutes after she left for astronomy class. WTF!?

Had she gotten into an accident? Was she pulled over for a driving offense? Did she get another parking ticket?

What’s going on? I texted back.
Silence.
I shifted into worried-dad overdrive. I figured I could drive to [...]