If you have kids you have to resign yourself to interrupted sleep. Last night, The Boy was teething and had thrown up earlier in the evening and was in a grumpy mood. Child Harbat was in a very good mood…
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Nightmares and a Scary Bunny
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: child harbat, face painting, nightmares, number two, parenting, sleep, the boy
Earliest Memories
What can you dredge up through the neural soup of your mind and qualify as your earliest memory? Mine comes from a time when I was three or four, and it’s of our housekeeper extinguishing a lit match in her…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: brain, child harbat, events, memories, mind, number two, parenting
Oh No, Not Again
You’d think I would’ve learned my lesson. You’d be wrong. This weekend on a beautiful sunny day I brought Number Two out into the yard for some afternoon frivolity and nature communion. I smiled as I saw some birds wriggling…
Setting Priorities
Here’s a bombshell: playing princess Yahtzee is more important than spending extra time at work. See Child Harbat below, with the game pieces ready. Why is this more important than work? Or more importantly, why is this more important to…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: child harbat, economics, parenting, play, working, working parents
Stroller Wheelie
What dad can honestly say he hasn’t done wheelies while pushing their kid’s stroller? Number Two usually laughs the first through tenth time. After that he sits calmly and waits for Babbo to just settle down and get back to…
“Fresh” Water
It’s amazing what you can get for free in the neighborhood. My wife, with her bargain radar always dialed up to “Maximum Intensity”, spotted a free water play table in someone’s yard recently. At least I hope it was labeled…
The Human Troll Doll
Question: What happens when big sister is tasked with washing Number Two’s hair? Answer: Once it is determined that the boy is actually a life-sized troll doll, many exciting hairstyles can be made. After his initial shock at such a…
SLOW DOWN!!!
I know I’m impatient. Even after five years of watching Child Harbat learn to crawl, then walk, then run, I sometimes just want her to move it along a little. You simply can’t believe the amount dawdling that can be…
Bad Parenting and Other Holiday Fun
It’s a new year, another chance to learn from my mistakes and follow the travails of a parent, baker, husband, and home improvement buffoon. This holiday season was a study in sloth. I found new ways to eat horrifying amounts…
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