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I came across this video via BoingBoing - I couldn’t make it through the first minute. I don’t want to judge this guy, ’cause, y’know, glass houses, stones… But, wow, this seems like something worth talking about. I would never do what he’s doing, but as a dad, I’ve taken my share of risks with […]

I’ve been talking with my sister-in-law about the concept of over-negotiating. My kids have been compromising and negotiating since long before they ever peed in a potty. They’ve been listened to and validated and respected and they have grown into skilled negotiators. Sometimes I think they should have shirts made that […]

My husband and I have been married for 7 years.  We dated for three years before we got married.  We each owned one stationary bike that we brought with us when we got married causing various people to wonder if we race each other on our stationary bikes in the basement.
My husband loved his stationary […]

It’s a statement that is made often without a second thought. My father-in-law said this often after we’ve had a nice dinner out with our twin girls. “You should be so proud that they are so well behaved in public places,” he’ll say. And, yes, we are very proud that MOST of the time they […]

Our kids don’t have religion.
Specifically, while my wife and I are practicing Jews, we have not pressed our children to accompany us on our spiritual path. We don’t make them go to services, we don’t make them light candles on Friday nights, we don’t make them read about Noah and Sarah and Abraham and Ruth. […]