This side of beriberi
I'm inspired by a recent conversation with experienced parents about the travails of getting children to eat their vegetables -- complete with negotiations, hidden evidence, malingering ("my tummy...
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I've mentioned before my brother-in-law's principle that you can tell an involved father from an uninvolved one by saying "five-wipe diaper," and seeing if he says, "What's that?"I thought: you are so...
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I got way too much enjoyment from this. A lady at church came up, gushed over Liam (and that's not a crime, is it?), touched his cheek, and said, "How's Liam today?"I said, "Sick. And contagious."She...
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I was reluctant for it to happen -- but it's not like it's something I can control.Liam's visiting teacher suggested we get a clear canister, put something Liam may want in it, and get him to hand it...
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