There is a debate circling schools, states, and the parents of multiples. Many schools have created policies of mandatory separation for twins (or high-order multiples) once they enter kindergarten. Many parents of multiples are angry and are fighting the schools or trying to pass federal or state legislation that would allow them to keep their […]
Mandatory Separation
July 13th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Who Is The Parent?
June 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments
My son is sixteen, and, as such, he’s not exactly emotionally dedicated to carrying his share of the load, at least not when it comes to the work load that a home requires.
Sorry, what I mean to say is that he has one chore, taking care of the household garbage, and he constantly has to […]
Tags: Behavior · Home · Parenting
Whose Project Is It, Anyway?
June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Once again, it is the close of another school year, and those last gasp projects are rearing their ugly heads. One child had a book report, but the "project" part of it was to design/redesign a board game so that it reflects your book in some way. Child #2 read a fun book […]
Tags: Activities · Education · Home · Parenting
Proof of Age
April 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The Punks are growing. It’s not some great revelation, but it does surprise me when they actually demonstrate it.
Punk #1 is 8 years old and on Saturday decided that he’d really like an iPod. This didn’t come out of left field, his mom and I each have one and his eight year old […]
