Summer Parenting Is Often a Winding and Bumpy Road

Summer Parenting Is Often a Winding and Bumpy Road

My family discovered a new outdoor activity that helped us ward off the mid-summer malaise but after just a few days, bruises, bumps, and a broken-down car ended our fun.

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5 Sleepover Mistakes to Avoid If You Want to Stay Married

5 Sleepover Mistakes to Avoid If You Want to Stay Married

It’s the last day of school before Spring Break starts. You’ve just attended your child’s Field Day or Picnic Day or It’s Not Break Yet But It Kind Of Is Day and all that time spent under the blazing sun surrounded by 800 screaming children has made you a little punchy.

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I Had the Weirdest Job Interview Ever

I Had the Weirdest Job Interview Ever

I’ve been a stay-at-home dad for more than a decade, and I have to admit that trying to reenter the job market after so long has been even more daunting than I expected.

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Report: 8-Year-Old Shocked to Learn Local Dad Knows the Song “Love Story” by Taylor Swift

Report: 8-Year-Old Shocked to Learn Local Dad Knows the Song “Love Story” by Taylor Swift

Orlando, FL — The sky was slate gray and there was a slight chill in the air on the Thursday afternoon when a young girl’s world was turned upside down.

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The World is a Trash Heap So It Might Be Time to Break My Most Sacrosanct Internet Rule

The World is a Trash Heap So It Might Be Time to Break My Most Sacrosanct Internet Rule

I’ve been existing online for almost two decades now and during that time I’ve had one hard and fast rule. One binding commandment I swore I’d never break. That guiding principle: Under no circumstances will I ever post feet pics on the internet.

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I Almost Survived Volunteering at the School Book Fair Without Having an Existential Crisis

I Almost Survived Volunteering at the School Book Fair Without Having an Existential Crisis

I didn’t know if I’d be able to write this week because I was so busy volunteering at the elementary school Book Fair.

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YouTube Taught Me That My Life’s Passion is Changing Bicycle Tires

YouTube Taught Me That My Life’s Passion is Changing Bicycle Tires

I’ve been really getting into bicycle repair lately.

It’s probably my number one passion if you don’t count nagging my kids to do their homework.

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Skate Night Is Back and It's Still Gloriously Chaotic

Skate Night Is Back and It's Still Gloriously Chaotic

The beginning of each school year brings with it the return of many familiar rituals and events, but perhaps none is more important than Elementary School Skate Night.

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This One Time at Band Camp

This One Time at Band Camp

My oldest child is in sixth grade this year, which means he has moved up from the cozy and comfortable elementary school that is decorated floor to ceiling with ladybugs to the more utilitarian and intimidating middle school that looks like a cross between a small community college and a correctional facility.

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The Indignity of Using an Umbrella in the Sun

The Indignity of Using an Umbrella in the Sun

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s been hot lately. Like, obscenely hot.

I’m a Florida native so heat and humidity are as natural to me as a lizard crawling across my toes or a frog hanging out on the wall of my kids’ bedroom, but this year the heat has just been… different.

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School is Back… Now What?

School is Back… Now What?

My kids returned to school today. This seems to happen every year and I somehow never really get used to it. It’s like one day they’re here and the next they’re gone… well, for five or six hours at least.

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Breaking Curfew with Illegal Fireworks and Other Beach Adventures: Part 3 of a Summer Vacation Diary

Breaking Curfew with Illegal Fireworks and Other Beach Adventures: Part 3 of a Summer Vacation Diary

July Fourth. Independence Day. Fireworks Day (as my kids typically call it). No matter what name you prefer, this is a day that I often feel conflicted about.

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