January 24th, 2012 by Theodore | 2 Comments
Shortly after writing my last post about not wanting JP to call me Dad I got an email from my own father. He reminded me that at the very same age as JP–five and a half–I had gone to him one day after school and said that from now on no one would be allowed [...]
January 19th, 2012 by Theodore | 1 Comment
So, as kids tend to do, young JP has been pushing a few boundaries lately, testing, like a velociraptor, the strength of the electrified fence that is my parental authority and dignity. (His sister, on the other hand is so irresistibly cute at 14 months that even JP is having a hard time disliking her–not [...]
December 30th, 2011 by Nathan | 1 Comment
As I’m writing this, I’m in our apartment listening to my mother-in-law debrief the children after last night, when she looked after the kids for a few hours. “I heard that two little birdies told their mother that I didn’t feed them any dinner last night.” “Two little birdies?” “You. You two. You told your [...]
December 20th, 2011 by Nathan | 3 Comments
Dear Readers: To celebrate the avarice of children and the holiday season, we are calling for you to submit your own Dear Santa letters (you can send them to tips@dadwagon.com). Give us a first name and a hometown and we’ll be sure Santa knows all about how good/greedy your children are. I’m kicking it off [...]
