10 things your three-year old does not understand

The little three-nager running around your house may seem to have an answer for everything, but I assure you there are a few things they simply do not understand. Below is that list: 1. Chips, cookies and cupcakes are not an acceptable breakfast. 2. That getting up before 5:30 is totally unacceptable. 3. That they […]

Bringing a kid to church can feel like Hell.

Everyone has the best of intentions but there are reasons why people elect to stay home on Sunday morning instead of bringing their little kids to church. Sunday mass is a hour-long test of wills for my wife and I and it usually goes something like this: [5 minutes to start]: We arrive at the church […]

One person’s trash is another person’s Christmas gift

“You want me to do what?” I looked at my wife puzzled. Then I gave her the eye roll that she hates, followed by a long, drawn out sigh. “Fine,” I said. “Let’s go pick it up”. “It” was a broken-down entertainment stand on a side road in Eddington. “It” took 45 minutes to go […]

The 5 stages of refusing to nap

As you may or may not know, we are struggling with a 2-year-old at home who has decided all on his own that napping is not for him. Like a tiny alcoholic, he doesn’t see how his actions affect those around him. He is irritable, unpredictable and, at times, belligerent. He doesn’t know that he […]