DADWAGON

In keeping with the medical theme from this morning, I bring you this story from the Today show about a stillborn baby brought back from the dead by two hours of cuddling with his very stubborn (and very happy) mom.
Lovely story, even if they did have to import parents from Australia to find them. What [...]

After having consulted our wise (if not board-certified) readers about young Nico’s surgery, we decided to do the tubes in the ears and skip the adenoidectomy.
It all went down this morning, with the improbably early arrival time of 6am at the hospital (why are surgeons such morning people?). The wife and I put on our [...]

A quick and belated shot-out to DadWagon friend (and, when we are lucky, commenter) Nathan Hegedus, who currently has the “most liked” story on Slate, about The Happy Life of a Swedish Dad.
Why is it most liked? Because, at root, it’s about the superiority of the European safety net, a cherished trope among Slate-reading progressives [...]

The Onion anticipates DadWagon’s next big move. Or, if we don’t actually escape from New York, we will certainly start fantasizing about it, around the time that the white snow turns ochre with dog feces and frat vomit. The article’s money quote, as far as I’m concerned:
“This is no place to raise a kid, that’s [...]