Comments on: Q&A: Roger Dawson, Power Negotiator

By: Occasionally It Works (But Usually It Doesn't) | DADWAGON

Occasionally It Works (But Usually It Doesn't) | DADWAGON — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:32:17 +0000

[...] there was a moment last night when I had completed dinner for both kids–a dinner, I might add, that JP even ate–when I had managed to navigate JP through his bath while changing Ellie’s diapers and [...]

By: Who Loves You, Baby? | DADWAGON

Who Loves You, Baby? | DADWAGON — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:17:14 +0000

[...] Of course, this was all a crock. JP may not receive the discipline of a Iowa farm boy milking the herd at sunrise, but he is certainly not allowed to call his own shots. He had, however, figured out a pretty solid way to hurt and anger his mother. She calmed down when I explained that JP was messing with her mind, but clearly we both now have to be cognizant that our sweet boy is playing a more sophisticated game than we were previously accustomed to (although this kid has always been a crafty one). [...]

By: The Tantrum: Should parents take their kids to nice restaurants? | DADWAGON

The Tantrum: Should parents take their kids to nice restaurants? | DADWAGON — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:40:37 +0000

[...] in my specific case, fancy food is lost on JP. Second, any meal in which he has to remain seated for longer than fifteen minutes is fourteen [...]

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:47:38 +0000

[I was trying to work in something on self-flageolation, to no avail.]

By: Theodore

Theodore — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:43 +0000

Jennifer–good lord, I hope not. if so, I’m plum out of jokes. Seriously, though, thanks for your comment and glad if you can put the interview to some use. I tried it on my boy last night. He won the battle of the green beans.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:57:21 +0000

Also, good grief, is there no phrase left that *doesn’t* sound like a term of art for a sexual act?

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:37 +0000

A backdoor compliment is still a compliment, after all.
http://gawker.com/tag/notafraidtobeservicey/

By: dadwagon

dadwagon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:09 +0000

Jennifer–”service-y”. Ouch. That feels like a backdoor compliment (although if it isn’t, thanks…I think).

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:52 +0000

Excellent interview, and service-y!