The return of refrigerator art?
The stainless refrigerator that came with our house is, like, so 2011. People who make fridges are now all atwitter about an exciting new finish. It’s so cutting-edge. So avant-garde. It’s … a… Read More
Tag Archive: brothers
How I spent my summer vacation
My three-year-old is a vicious, scheming, cheating monster – especially when he plays Monopoly or Blackjack. This, at least, is what his six-year-old brother tells me. You might be familiar with this type… Read More
Sticker shock
I’ve noticed a few changes in my life lately that I never would have believed six years ago. I now say things like, “We don’t color ants,” to a toddler wielding chalk. And… Read More
Plaything of the damned
Every parent has that one toy in the house that they’d put a mob hit on. For me, it’s called Alphabet Pal. And it’s purple. And chirpy. And a caterpillar. And vile. For… Read More
Putting them to work
I guess I must be getting a tad lazy with the kids, because The Elder, at 4 3/4, recently initiated potty training with his two-year-old brother. Before I even had a sip of… Read More
Kid, get out of my hair
Raising kids can be a scary business. The latest manifestation of this, for me, has lately come in the form of hair pulling. Hard hair pulling, at close range, with an adorable, smiling… Read More
What’s in my pants?
Before I even finished my coffee yesterday, I heard, “Ow, ow, ow! There’s a sticker on my penis! Ow! Ow! Help, Mommy! Help! Help! HELP!!!!!” Um, what? Um, hello? “Uh, what do you… Read More
Introduction: “Boy, oh, boy, it’s a boy!”
You’re likely here because you’ve heard that line at one point or another, generally an inappropriate and disturbing commentary on a newborn’s engorged, sludge-covered genitals, meant as some sort of perverse pat on… Read More
