Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”
Not too much happening lately. We’re getting back into the routine of school now that Christmas vacation is over. Earlier this week August had his Cub Scout meeting. One of the activities was virtual wakeboarding. Here he is pulling one of his friends, and here he is being pulled, and ultimately wiping out. Later in…
This is going to be a problem. I am looking across the table right now at something the kids will get so used to having when the inevitable supply chain dry up happens I don’t know if they will be able to cope. I am talking about the Scholastic book order. This picture doesn’t even…
I’m on an errand with Xavier, who is three and a half years old. We pass by the Library and he remarks, “There’s the library. It’s where a lot of good books live. And some not so good ones.” Allow me to share my two thoughts on his remarks. First – there’s the obvious. He…
It’s the first day back to the routine. The kids are back in school and I have a few hours to myself. The morning went well and nobody was late. There is a lot to write about. I have several thoughts about music. There’s the interchange I had with my youngest which I found amusing….
I didn’t run this last week because I was in the middle of my annual Beatles Week. Well, that, and I didn’t have any really good pictures from Christmas. I will share what I have and a couple of others from the past couple of weeks. Let’s start with Christmas. Here’s Kyle doing… something. …
“I’m Down” This song was written almost solely by Paul, according to BeatleSongs and recorded the same day as “Yesterday” and ultimately released as the B-side to “Help!”. Tell Me Why describes George’s solo as “his most confidently unhinged yet” and praises the song’s general rock and roll roots harkening shades of Little Richard. We…
“Baby You’re A Rich Man” Released as a B-side to “All You Need Is Love” this song was, according to BeatleSongs written half and half by Paul and John. Tell Me Why claims the song is “unsettling in how lacking in purpose it all sounds.” This was one of my favorite Beatles songs growing…
This morning we went to get an ultrasound of our upcoming child. We had a friend come over and watch the kids and she made them pancakes for breakfast (our appointment was downtown at 8:30 in the morning). We asked the older kids if they wanted to go, but they wanted to stay and have…
Last night we took inventory of what we have in the house for presents. We came up short. Most of our Christmas shopping was done online, and as boxes arrived I would put them in the garage. This worked out well enough because I could easily stack boxes and everything was out of the way…
Woke up this morning with thoughts about the impending task ahead and created this.