Category Archives: parenting

Rethinking

Posted on January 26, 2011 by The Daring One

TweetIn December I posted about my genius idea to time the kids in church to see how long they could stay reverent. It was the best idea ever until it wasn’t. Things went downhill quickly with that little plan. [Read … Continue reading →

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Grownups Make Big Giant Mistakes

Posted on January 18, 2011 by The Daring One

Tweet“Don’t believe me? Come with me to the library where I’ll yell out loud, throw a fit, hit some kids during story time and then fling my body down the stairs. I promise it will be convincing.” [Read the whole … Continue reading →

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Do Your Parents Lick You?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by The Daring One

TweetI should never be allowed to read books to children in public. [read more @Parenting.com]

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Reverent in Church… And Quiet Elsewhere

Posted on December 15, 2010 by The Daring One

Tweet‘Magoo is not yet ready to appreciate a cultural event of this nature. If I’d known that in advance, I’d have bribed him, just like I do in church.” [Read more at Parenting.com]

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TherMomEter

Posted on December 8, 2010 by The Daring One

TweetThere has to be some better way to gauge how sick a kid is and to figure out what to do. I’ve been thinking of inventing a new kind of thermometer, a TherMomEter, that tells you the things you really … Continue reading →

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What Do you Need to Know?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by The Daring One

TweetWhen a boy from our local junior high was arrested for planning to kill several students and teachers, the school district decided not to inform the school’s parents. [read more at Parenting.com]

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