When You Just Have to Bolt
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Sometimes the only thing you can do is, well, Bolt!
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2025
- Feb 11, 2025 Reading in the Dark Feb 11, 2025
- Feb 11, 2025 I Had This Strange Urge to Share a Moment of Connection With a Random Parent Feb 11, 2025
- Jan 22, 2025 I Got My First 8 Tattoos Over the Holidays Jan 22, 2025
- Jan 22, 2025 I Had This Strange Urge to Share a Moment of Connection With a Random Parent Jan 22, 2025
- Jan 1, 2025 Vacationing With Your Kids Can Feel Like Traveling Back in Time Jan 1, 2025
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2024
- Nov 22, 2024 Summer Parenting Is Often a Winding and Bumpy Road Nov 22, 2024
- Nov 22, 2024 How Music Shaped My Debut Novel Nov 22, 2024
- Sep 4, 2024 5 Sleepover Mistakes to Avoid If You Want to Stay Married Sep 4, 2024
- Sep 4, 2024 The Great Playground Demolition Sep 4, 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 The Chaotic Loneliness of Parenting Aug 28, 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 I Had COVID and Also Fell Down the Stairs Aug 28, 2024
- Mar 13, 2024 I Had the Weirdest Job Interview Ever Mar 13, 2024
- Mar 13, 2024 My 7-Year-Old’s OSHA Complaint Mar 13, 2024
- Mar 13, 2024 Report: 8-Year-Old Shocked to Learn Local Dad Knows the Song “Love Story” by Taylor Swift Mar 13, 2024
- Feb 26, 2024 How My Poor Eyesight Entertains the Masses and Mortifies an Optical Store Clerk Feb 26, 2024
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2023
- Nov 3, 2023 The World is a Trash Heap So It Might Be Time to Break My Most Sacrosanct Internet Rule Nov 3, 2023
- Oct 20, 2023 It’s October So I Guess It’s Time to Wake Up Oct 20, 2023
- Oct 20, 2023 I Almost Survived Volunteering at the School Book Fair Without Having an Existential Crisis Oct 20, 2023
- Sep 29, 2023 YouTube Taught Me That My Life’s Passion is Changing Bicycle Tires Sep 29, 2023
- Sep 14, 2023 My Best Friend: The Crossing Guard Sep 14, 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 Skate Night Is Back and It's Still Gloriously Chaotic Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 29, 2023 This One Time at Band Camp Aug 29, 2023
- Aug 20, 2023 The Indignity of Using an Umbrella in the Sun Aug 20, 2023
- Aug 10, 2023 School is Back… Now What? Aug 10, 2023
- Jul 31, 2023 Breaking Curfew with Illegal Fireworks and Other Beach Adventures: Part 3 of a Summer Vacation Diary Jul 31, 2023
- Jul 24, 2023 I Completely Botched the Surf Report and Other Musings from the Beach: Part 2 of a Summer Vacation Diary Jul 24, 2023
- Jul 21, 2023 I Went to Buc-ee’s and the Beaver Made Me Leave My Soul Behind so My Body Could Walk Free Jul 21, 2023
- May 24, 2023 I Never Expected I’d Become a Plastic Straw Kleptomaniac May 24, 2023
- May 19, 2023 Congratulations to All the Participants but I Have Once Again Won the Colonoscopy Contest May 19, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 How to Fill the Space When Children Grow Up and Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Feb 22, 2023
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2022
- Aug 30, 2022 Discovering Shame and Regret at the Bottom of a Popcorn Chicken Container in a Grocery Store Hot Case Aug 30, 2022
- Jul 26, 2022 For Better or Worse Another Summer Slips and Slides Away Jul 26, 2022
- May 21, 2022 Are You a Leaf or a Dead Bat? May 21, 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 The Bunnies and the Bees Apr 26, 2022
- Mar 22, 2022 Sometimes a Walk in the Woods Is All You Need Mar 22, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 When Your Child Has a Chronic Illness, It Changes Everything Feb 10, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 The Quiet Can Be Deceiving When You’re Parenting at the End of the World Feb 7, 2022
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2021
- Dec 3, 2021 Eventually, the Parenting “Lasts” Begin to Outpace the “Firsts” Dec 3, 2021
- Dec 2, 2021 It Seems Like Milestones Aren’t What They Used to Be Dec 2, 2021
- Dec 2, 2021 Sometimes Tiny Yellow Wildflowers is Exactly What You Need Dec 2, 2021
- Sep 16, 2021 Unicorn Wallets, Tea Parties, and Brain Fog Sep 16, 2021
- Aug 31, 2021 What This Messed Up Start to the School Year Needed Was a Little Hoppiness Aug 31, 2021
- Aug 17, 2021 We’re Going to Have to Slow Down and Take This School Year One Day (or Hour) at a Time Aug 17, 2021
- Jul 19, 2021 News Flash: Kids Can Change Quickly Jul 19, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 How My Son and I Are Growing Up Together This Summer Jun 24, 2021
- May 17, 2021 If You’re Struggling With Homeschooling a Preschooler, You’re Not Alone May 17, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 How a Tiny Dog Helped Me Find My Way Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 How Emptying Sand Out of My Son’s Shoes Signals a Return to “Normal” Apr 5, 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 A Short Car Ride with My Son Reminded Me How Difficult This Past Year Has Been for All of Us Feb 15, 2021
- Jan 11, 2021 My Little Flock Flies in Formation Jan 11, 2021
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2020
- Dec 15, 2020 This Season Is All About Finding a Little Joy and Humiliating Our Neighbors Dec 15, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 I’m Taking the Wins Anywhere I Can Find Them During This Crazy Year Dec 1, 2020
- Oct 18, 2020 Fine, I’ll Write About Distance Learning Again Oct 18, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 There's No Joy in Pandemic Life, But There Is a Rainbow Owl Sep 3, 2020
- Aug 18, 2020 We're Really Not In This Pandemic Together Aug 18, 2020
- Aug 12, 2020 My Children’s Imaginary Hair Salon Won’t Last Forever, But I’m Glad It’s Still Around Aug 12, 2020
- Jul 26, 2020 Our Favorite Things During a Pandemic Jul 26, 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 My Children Won't Be Returning to School in 2020 Jul 18, 2020
- Jul 1, 2020 Our Bedtime Puppet Shows Might Not Win Any Awards, But I Blame the Pandemic Jul 1, 2020
- Jun 19, 2020 Big World Events and a Fatherless Father's Day Jun 19, 2020
- Jun 13, 2020 This Is Going to Be a Weird Summer Jun 13, 2020
- May 9, 2020 A Pandemic Mother's Day May 9, 2020
- May 1, 2020 Trying to Find Small Adventures to Keep Us Sane May 1, 2020
- Apr 22, 2020 How I’m Navigating Quarantine Apr 22, 2020
- Apr 4, 2020 Mourning the Little Things on My Son’s Sixth Birthday Apr 4, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Bewildering Bedtime Conversations Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Parenting and Reading in the Time of Coronavirus Mar 16, 2020
- Mar 11, 2020 Empty Birdcages and Oddly Profound Homework Sessions Mar 11, 2020
- Mar 9, 2020 A Night of Family Fun at Universal Studios Mar 9, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 My Daughter and I Took Our Doll Show on the Road Mar 1, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 Decluttering, Painting, and Preschool Feb 17, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 A Return Visit to the Fall (Wait...Winter) Fair Feb 4, 2020
- Jan 27, 2020 I’m Your 3-Year-Old and All I Ask Is That You Memorize This 10-Page Dialogue for My Toys in the Next Two Minutes Jan 27, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 Chasing One Last Rocket Launch with My Dad Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 14, 2020 It’s Impossible to Freeze Moments in Time, Even If You’re Practically Living in the Frozen Movie Jan 14, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 It Can Be Very Rewarding When Your Child Doesn’t Follow in Your Footsteps Jan 5, 2020
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2019
- Dec 26, 2019 A Very Frozen Florida Christmas Dec 26, 2019
- Dec 20, 2019 Totally Convincing Explanations for Why the Elf on the Shelf Didn't Move Last Night Dec 20, 2019
- Dec 8, 2019 When Writing Starts to Feel Like Homework Dec 8, 2019
- Dec 2, 2019 How to Master School Car Line Drop-Off and Establish Dominance Over Your Fellow Parents Dec 2, 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 My Kids Just Don’t Understand How to Be Sick Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 18, 2019 Is Parenting as Hard as Being Blown Up? Nov 18, 2019
- Nov 10, 2019 Why Dads Should Volunteer at Their Children’s School Nov 10, 2019
- Nov 3, 2019 My 3-Year-Old Can Make the Moon Move Nov 3, 2019
- Oct 27, 2019 It Took Growing Up and Having Children for Me Learn to Love Halloween Oct 27, 2019
- Oct 20, 2019 Giving My Middle Child a Few Moments in the Spotlight Was So Worth the Effort Oct 20, 2019
- Oct 13, 2019 Parenting Slumps Can Be Spooky Oct 13, 2019
- Oct 7, 2019 I Sign My Kids Up for Activities for Me Oct 7, 2019
- Sep 29, 2019 I Talked to a Stranger at the Park and I Guess I’m an Extrovert Now Sep 29, 2019
- Sep 22, 2019 Sometimes Back-to-School Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be Sep 22, 2019
- Sep 15, 2019 I Write About My Children Because My Memory Is So Unreliable Sep 15, 2019
- Sep 8, 2019 When Do I Stop Writing About My Kids? Sep 8, 2019
- Sep 4, 2019 Waiting for the Storm to Pass Sep 4, 2019
- Aug 25, 2019 Travel Back in Time and Other Next-Level Parenting Advice for Parents Who Aren't Satisfied with Good Enough Aug 25, 2019
- Aug 18, 2019 How Many Dishwasher Cycles and Car Line Drop-Offs Make Up a Life? Aug 18, 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 Vacationing with Kids Means Sickness Is Almost Inevitable Aug 12, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 I'm a Parent but I Still Do Interesting Things Aug 4, 2019
- Jul 21, 2019 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Starring 5-Year-Old and Dad Jul 21, 2019
- Jul 14, 2019 Surviving Summer with Young Children Is All About Letting Go of Control Jul 14, 2019
- Jul 8, 2019 My Children’s Stubborn Commitment to Ritual Can Be Frustrating, But I Admire Their Resolve Jul 8, 2019
- Jun 30, 2019 Sometimes Family Bike Rides Aren't as They Appear Jun 30, 2019
- Jun 24, 2019 We've Graduated: After More Than Seven Years, I’m Done with Diapers Jun 24, 2019
- Jun 17, 2019 The Tree and the Honeysuckle Vine Jun 17, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 First Family Beach Day Means Summer is Here Jun 10, 2019
- Jun 3, 2019 Sibling Bike Riding Rivalry Jun 3, 2019
- May 28, 2019 How Youth Sports Helped Me See the World From My Children's Perspective May 28, 2019
- May 20, 2019 They Say You Should Meet Your Children Where They Are, I Think May 20, 2019
- May 13, 2019 The Upside of Sick Days May 13, 2019
- May 6, 2019 Our Family Flies Kites, Kind Of May 6, 2019
- Apr 29, 2019 The Hardware Store and a Butterfly Experience: The Ultimate Suburban Florida Weekend Apr 29, 2019
- Apr 22, 2019 Soccer. It’s in Our Blood. Apr 22, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 Let’s Keep Raising the Bar for Dads Apr 15, 2019
- Apr 8, 2019 Can’t Miss Sights and Activities in London or Random Things We Did with Our Kids? Apr 8, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 And Still, We Rock On Apr 1, 2019
- Mar 25, 2019 Q and A with Gary M. Almeter, Author of The Emperor of Ice Cream Mar 25, 2019
- Mar 23, 2019 Stepping Back in Time and Reflecting on Life’s Different Chapters Mar 23, 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 An England Adventure - Part I: Knott in a Rush Mar 20, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 My Daughter Threw Up in Walgreens and Now I’m a Drug Store Nomad Mar 11, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 How Writing Makes Me a Better Parent Mar 5, 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 Two Days and Nights in San Antonio Feb 27, 2019
- Feb 18, 2019 Maybe Dirt Isn’t My Parenting Kryptonite Anymore Feb 18, 2019
- Feb 11, 2019 The Losing is Bad, but the Taunting is Worse Feb 11, 2019
- Jan 29, 2019 This is Two Jan 29, 2019
- Jan 21, 2019 Do I Have Time for This? Jan 21, 2019
- Jan 14, 2019 Exorcising Chuck E. Cheese Demons Jan 14, 2019
- Jan 9, 2019 Beware of Dentists Bearing Gifts Jan 9, 2019
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2018
- Dec 18, 2018 The Importance of Finding a Park Beside a Railroad Track Dec 18, 2018
- Dec 12, 2018 The Art of Making My Son’s Bed Without Being Found Out Dec 12, 2018
- Dec 5, 2018 The Art of Taking Pictures in Front of Other People’s Decorations Dec 5, 2018
- Nov 19, 2018 A Walk in the Woods Nov 19, 2018
- Nov 12, 2018 Show-and-Tell? More Like Show-and-Dominate. Nov 12, 2018
- Oct 29, 2018 Bare Minimum Parenting with Author James Breakwell Oct 29, 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 Reconnecting with My Mountain Roots: Day 2 Oct 22, 2018
- Oct 15, 2018 Reconnecting with My Mountain Roots: Day 1 Oct 15, 2018
- Oct 8, 2018 At Long Last, Hide-and-Seek Competency Oct 8, 2018
- Sep 25, 2018 Driving by Houses in Cars: Passing Down a Favorite Pastime Sep 25, 2018
- Sep 18, 2018 I’ve Never Juggled Bowls While Riding a Unicycle, But I Do Have Children Sep 18, 2018
- Sep 11, 2018 The Miracle of Petty Competition Sep 11, 2018
- Sep 3, 2018 A Tale of Two Treasure Hunts Sep 3, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 I Changed a Flat Tire, So I Can Do Anything Now Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 10, 2018 A Different Kind of First Day Aug 10, 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Sometimes Parenting is a Train Wreck Aug 9, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018 Tell Us What You Did This Summer Aug 7, 2018
- Jul 18, 2018 Did We Start the Fire or Not? (First Concert Memories) Jul 18, 2018
- Jul 10, 2018 Fulfilling Our Destiny: A Solo Road Trip with Children Jul 10, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 Sameness Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 A Pop Song, a Volcano, and a Frog Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Spending Quality Time With My Kids is Great, But Fatherhood Sure Can Be Awkward Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 The End of the Day Jun 5, 2018
- May 30, 2018 Waiting is Overrated: A Day at the Beach May 30, 2018
- May 23, 2018 Landscaping with Children: An Update May 23, 2018
- May 9, 2018 Dirt is My Parenting Kryptonite May 9, 2018
- May 1, 2018 Technological Jealousy: A Dad’s Lament May 1, 2018
- Apr 25, 2018 Puppets to the Rescue Apr 25, 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 Eight Years of Tired Apr 17, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Landscaping With Children: A Cautionary Tale Apr 11, 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 How I Overcame My "Super Dad" Complex (via Fatherly) Apr 5, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 To My Second Born on His Fourth Birthday Apr 2, 2018
- Mar 30, 2018 Glitter, Buttons, and Other Stories from This Week Mar 30, 2018
- Mar 23, 2018 A Good Walk Toiled Mar 23, 2018
- Mar 12, 2018 The Things We Carry Mar 12, 2018
- Feb 26, 2018 Tips for Surviving the Obsessive Stage of Toddlerhood (But Mostly Reflections on the Trolls Movie) Feb 26, 2018
- Feb 14, 2018 What's in a Name? Feb 14, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 One Night in New Orleans Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 And Then There Was One Feb 6, 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Cereal and Sweet Tea: On the Difficulty of Picking Your Parenting Battles Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 26, 2018 So, Yeah, I’m Heading to New Orleans Next Week for the Dad 2.0 Summit Jan 26, 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 How Al Fresco Dining Can Help Save Your Sanity (for Like 30 Minutes) Jan 22, 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 Kids are Right: We Should Celebrate the Little Things Jan 18, 2018
- Jan 14, 2018 I Went to a Brewery for the First Time and It Is My Thing Now Jan 14, 2018
- Jan 12, 2018 Rewards Schools Could Use to Motivate Introverted Kids Jan 12, 2018
- Jan 4, 2018 Nighttime in December Jan 4, 2018
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2017
- Dec 21, 2017 The Measure of a Year Dec 21, 2017
- Dec 18, 2017 Win at Yolf and Avoid Being Ridiculed by Strangers Passing By Dec 18, 2017
- Dec 18, 2017 A Few Facts About My 3-Year-Old's Teacher Dec 18, 2017
- Dec 11, 2017 I Found Out Why People Still Go to Malls Dec 11, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 An ER Visit and How My 6-Year-Old Reminded Me I Wasn’t a Terrible Parent Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 We're In the Thick of It Nov 22, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 10, 2017 My Middle School Was Named After Andrew Jackson and That’s Not the Worst Part Nov 10, 2017
- Nov 2, 2017 The First Rule of Lego Club Nov 2, 2017
- Oct 30, 2017 How to Buy a Car When You’re an Introvert Oct 30, 2017
- Oct 27, 2017 Simplicity vs. Connectivity: Parenthood and Childhood in the 80s and Today Oct 27, 2017
- Oct 16, 2017 The Unexpected Anxiety of Fall Festival Season Oct 16, 2017
- Oct 13, 2017 How a Ubiquitous Parenting Mantra Can Mess With Your Head Oct 13, 2017
- Oct 9, 2017 I Took My Kids to Story Time at the Library and It Has Forever Changed Me Oct 9, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 Family Dinner or Wild Bachelor Party? Oct 6, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 The Power of Siblings Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 27, 2017 My 3-Year-Old's School Is Scheduled to Arrive This Week Sep 27, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 What Is It That I Do Again? Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 Baseball and Other Boring Things Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 18, 2017 Thoughts on Riding Out Hurricane Irma in Central Florida With Three Kids Sep 18, 2017
- Sep 12, 2017 When the Little Moments Outshine the Big Ones Sep 12, 2017
- Sep 6, 2017 Raising a Practical Jokester Sep 6, 2017
- Sep 5, 2017 Green Day Concerts and Facebook Likes Sep 5, 2017
- Sep 1, 2017 Will It Be Beautiful There? Sep 1, 2017
- Aug 29, 2017 My 3-Year-Old's School Obsession Bubbles Over Aug 29, 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 What Are We Doing to Our Boys? A Clown’s Story Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 21, 2017 Parenting Your Way Through a Zombie Apocalypse With Author James Breakwell Aug 21, 2017
- Aug 19, 2017 I'm Beginning to Suspect My 3-Year-Old is Living in an Alternate Timeline Aug 19, 2017
- Aug 17, 2017 Sometimes Long-Distance Relationships Work: An IRL Anniversary Aug 17, 2017
- Aug 14, 2017 Busting Signs and YouTube Videos Aug 14, 2017
- Aug 8, 2017 School Days Aug 8, 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 Row, Row, Row Your Boat, In the Right Direction, Preferably Aug 6, 2017
- Jul 31, 2017 Finding Nirvana Through Carvana Jul 31, 2017
- Jul 24, 2017 The Rock Jul 24, 2017
- Jul 19, 2017 We’re Running Out of Time Jul 19, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 A Turtle Doesn't Run Through It Jul 11, 2017
- Jun 23, 2017 Amazing! You Can Make A Camera From Everyday Household Items That Takes Real Pictures In Just 7 Easy Steps Jun 23, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Fatherhood Reflections on Father’s Day Jun 17, 2017
- May 25, 2017 To My Little Girl on Her First Birthday May 25, 2017
- Apr 28, 2017 Parenting With Social Anxiety Apr 28, 2017
- Apr 17, 2017 Two Dads Converse in the Parking Lot While Dropping Their Preschoolers Off for Puppet Day Apr 17, 2017
- Apr 11, 2017 Baby Care Plan and Schedule Apr 11, 2017
- Apr 3, 2017 The Rocking Chair Apr 3, 2017
- Mar 14, 2017 7 Ways That Dad Whose Kids Barged in on His BBC Interview Could Improve His TV Performance Mar 14, 2017
- Mar 13, 2017 Life Imitates Art Mar 13, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Boxing Days Mar 2, 2017
- Feb 24, 2017 How to Travel With Young Children Feb 24, 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 How to Answer Important Questions When You Have More Than One Child Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 January Round-Up Jan 26, 2017
- Jan 18, 2017 What I Will Tell My Kids About Trump Jan 18, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 The Handshake That Launched a Presidency Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 4, 2017 Top 7 Toys for Infants in 2017 Jan 4, 2017
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2016
- Dec 22, 2016 2016 Year in Review Dec 22, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 The Portable North Pole App: Now You Can Get Your Kids to Behave by Scaring Them With Santa Right on Your Phone! Dec 6, 2016
- Oct 12, 2016 My Four-Year-Old and I Have At Least One Very Important Thing in Common Oct 12, 2016
- Sep 26, 2016 An Open Letter to My Children: People May Try to Lie to You About Our World, Don’t Believe Them Sep 26, 2016
- Sep 9, 2016 Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just About to Light Myself on Fire Inside a Wal-Mart Sep 9, 2016
- Sep 2, 2016 Just a Few Everyday Discussions With My Four-Year-Old Sep 2, 2016
- Aug 25, 2016 Parents Take Three Kids Under Age Five to the Science Center and Pretty Much Survive! Aug 25, 2016
- Aug 15, 2016 When You Just Have to Bolt Aug 15, 2016
- Aug 9, 2016 My 4-Year-Old Asked My Mom About the Can of Coke in Her Refrigerator and Basically Cut Her Off at the Knees Aug 9, 2016
- Aug 3, 2016 Waiting Aug 3, 2016
- Jul 26, 2016 What We Send Our Preschooler to School With on Theme Days Versus What the Good Parents Send Jul 26, 2016
- Jul 21, 2016 How to Sleep Train Your Baby Jul 21, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Fatherhood: Dispatches From the Early Years Jul 11, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Apparently My Four-Year-Old’s Preschool Classmate Found a Bunny on the Playground and I Don’t Know What Is Real Anymore Jul 6, 2016
- Jul 4, 2016 Personal Fireworks Ranked Jul 4, 2016
- Jun 27, 2016 Some of My Two-Year-Old's Favorite Activities Jun 27, 2016
- Jun 20, 2016 Lost in Translation Jun 20, 2016
- Jun 13, 2016 When the Nightmare Comes to Your Backyard Jun 13, 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 Fun Things to Do With Your Newborn Jun 6, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 Party of Five Jun 1, 2016
- May 29, 2016 18 Things to Do the Day You Bring Your Third Child Home From the Hospital May 29, 2016
- May 29, 2016 6 Things to Do the Day Your Wife Has Your Third Child May 29, 2016
- May 23, 2016 Brothers May 23, 2016
- May 12, 2016 May the Twelfth Be With You (Did I Do That Right?) May 12, 2016
- May 7, 2016 A Quick Note to My Sons on This Mother’s Day May 7, 2016
- May 4, 2016 The Happiest Place on Earth? May 4, 2016
- Apr 29, 2016 Me or Eeyore? Apr 29, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Turtle Power: Part II Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 15, 2016 Jacob the Great Apr 15, 2016
- Apr 10, 2016 Weird Food, Inc. Apr 10, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 PRO/CON: Participating in this Ridiculous Charade of Smashing a Cake at My First Birthday Party Mar 31, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Reflections on Life and Performance Art on the First Anniversary of My Birth Mar 31, 2016
- Mar 25, 2016 Turtle Power Mar 25, 2016
- Mar 18, 2016 Poop on a Stick Mar 18, 2016
- Mar 11, 2016 I Took My Two-Year-Old for a Walk and Ended Up Corresponding With Almost All of the Presidential Candidates Mar 11, 2016
- Mar 7, 2016 Heart on a Wall Mar 7, 2016
- Mar 3, 2016 Living With Small Children: A Series of Vignettes Mar 3, 2016
- Feb 24, 2016 The All-Time Worst Sofia the First Episode Feb 24, 2016
- Feb 18, 2016 Preschool So Far: What We Know and What We Don’t Know Feb 18, 2016
- Feb 8, 2016 Daddy, I Want You Feb 8, 2016
- Feb 2, 2016 In Which I Drive a Miniature Car and It Makes Me Think About My Feelings Feb 2, 2016
- Jan 26, 2016 Fun Games to Play with Your Little Kids When It’s Cold Outside or Rainy or You’ve Given Up or Whatever Jan 26, 2016
- Jan 20, 2016 Panic at the Preschool Jan 20, 2016
- Jan 18, 2016 Guns, Children, and Privilege Jan 18, 2016
- Jan 9, 2016 Dear Sofia, I’m Really Disappointed Jan 9, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 My 4-Year-Old's Restaurant Jan 6, 2016
- Jan 2, 2016 By a Nose Jan 2, 2016
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2015
- Dec 29, 2015 Best of 2015: An Explorations of Ambiguity Year in Review Dec 29, 2015
- Dec 22, 2015 Nothing Gets Me Pumped Like a Good Haircut Dec 22, 2015
- Dec 18, 2015 Lose the Cape: Never Will I Ever (A Book Review) Dec 18, 2015
- Dec 10, 2015 House of Cards (Link-apalooza #12) Dec 10, 2015
- Dec 4, 2015 Nightmares in Parenting Dec 4, 2015
- Nov 25, 2015 In Defense of the Predictable Nov 25, 2015
- Nov 15, 2015 To My First Born on His Fourth Birthday Nov 15, 2015
- Nov 10, 2015 Bedtime Routines Nov 10, 2015
- Nov 4, 2015 ManWhoHasItAll Has It All Figured Out Nov 4, 2015
- Oct 21, 2015 How to Make the Perfect Pirate Jack-O’-Lantern Oct 21, 2015
- Oct 13, 2015 What Did We Learn This Week? My 3-Year-Old Is Better at Parenting Than I Am Oct 13, 2015
- Oct 9, 2015 Self-Inflicted Parenting Wounds Oct 9, 2015
- Sep 29, 2015 TV and Growing Up Sep 29, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 An Imaginary Visit from Pa-Pa Sep 22, 2015
- Sep 14, 2015 Arts and Crafts Sep 14, 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 Masculinity and Lawnmowers FTW: Another Important Update Sep 10, 2015
- Aug 29, 2015 Target: The Experience Aug 29, 2015
- Aug 25, 2015 Link-apalooza #11: On Spirit Animals Aug 25, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Masculinity and Lawnmowers FTW: An Important Update Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 17, 2015 Green Day and Mumford & Sons…as Heard By My 3-Year-Old Aug 17, 2015
- Aug 10, 2015 Link-apalooza #10: The Dog Rescuer Aug 10, 2015
- Jul 31, 2015 Imagination Games Jul 31, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 How to Potty Train Your Three-and-Two-Thirds-Year-Old in 21 Easy Steps Jul 22, 2015
- Jul 21, 2015 Masculinity and Lawnmowers FTW Jul 21, 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 Link-apalooza #9: Aww, Darn It! Jul 14, 2015
- Jul 6, 2015 Someone Is Watching Jul 6, 2015
- Jun 29, 2015 Link-apalooza #8: Just Getting By Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015 Watching Airplanes Jun 24, 2015
- Jun 22, 2015 Link-apalooza #7: Of Presidents, Bloggers, and Dads Jun 22, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 5 Boring Things Parents Love Jun 17, 2015
- Jun 15, 2015 Link-apalooza #6 Jun 15, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 Link-apalooza #5 Jun 2, 2015
- May 27, 2015 Time of Your Life May 27, 2015
- May 24, 2015 Link-apalooza #4 May 24, 2015
- May 17, 2015 Link-apalooza #3 May 17, 2015
- May 13, 2015 Link-apalooza #2 May 13, 2015
- May 10, 2015 Parenting Lessons From My All-Star Mom May 10, 2015
- May 4, 2015 Link-apalooza #1 May 4, 2015
- May 2, 2015 And We'll Never Be Royals...Or Will We? May 2, 2015
- Apr 27, 2015 Money Store Man Apr 27, 2015
- Apr 21, 2015 Update and A Few Links Apr 21, 2015
- Apr 12, 2015 Hopeless Wanderers Apr 12, 2015
- Apr 6, 2015 #BigBen Strikes One Apr 6, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 For Any Podcast Fans Out There... Apr 2, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 Hitting the Snooze Button on #BigBen Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 28, 2015 March Madness Mar 28, 2015
- Mar 24, 2015 #BigBenRising Mar 24, 2015
- Mar 21, 2015 It's Comedy and Tragedy Mar 21, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015 6 Pointless Things I Say to My 3-Year-Old Mar 16, 2015
- Mar 5, 2015 Dispelling the Mystery: A Running Diary Mar 5, 2015
- Mar 4, 2015 A Tribute to a Person I Didn't Know Mar 4, 2015
- Mar 2, 2015 Exploring Ambiguity on the Airwaves Mar 2, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 Shock and Awww! Mar 1, 2015
- Feb 18, 2015 Parenting 101: Learning to Let Go Feb 18, 2015
- Feb 3, 2015 The All-Time Most Unorginal Thought About Parenting Feb 3, 2015
- Jan 11, 2015 4 Reasons Stay-at-Home Dads are At a Disadvantage Jan 11, 2015
- Jan 8, 2015 Letter to My Future Self Jan 8, 2015
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2014
- Dec 10, 2014 Running on Fumes Dec 10, 2014
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2013
- Dec 3, 2013 On Narcissism and Social Media Dec 3, 2013
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2012
- Oct 11, 2012 Some nights... Oct 11, 2012
- Sep 21, 2012 Guys know about a lot of things... Sep 21, 2012
- Sep 16, 2012 2:30 Sep 16, 2012
- Sep 11, 2012 The Wait, Didn’t I Used to Have a Blog Edition Sep 11, 2012
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2011
- Nov 23, 2011 JAK Nov 23, 2011