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Tag: Kids

  • Morning Coffee: The Big Game?

    Morning Coffee: The Big Game?

    Anyone watch the big game? If you’re checking the calendar or the weekend’s scores and getting ready to ask, “What big game?” I don’t know.

  • Morning Coffee: Parading Around

    Morning Coffee: Parading Around

    Floats, politicians, bands, and candy – these make up most parades, at least for smaller local events. I’ve not been to a parade for the better part of a decade, but I finally had reason to check one out – and assessed my kids a hefty candy tax.

  • Morning Coffee: Voices

    Morning Coffee: Voices

    I’ve always enjoyed trying to do accents and different voices. My range is pretty limited and I’m hardly consistent (my British flip flops with Australian depending on the phrase), but it’s still handy to be able to pull up a fun, sometimes wacky voice when needed. This skill is currently enjoying high utility when it…

  • Morning Coffee: Toddler Travel

    Morning Coffee: Toddler Travel

    HOLY MOTHER there are some things that could drive me to drinking. Traveling with a toddler is now at the top of that list.

  • Morning Coffee: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

    Morning Coffee: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

    Kids, man, raising them has to be one of life’s great challenges. Aside from the inherent need to keep them alive despite the things they may do to the contrary, it’s important to instill strong values and positive qualities. Along that journey, there are often moments of self-reflection to ask, “Am I living like that?”

  • Morning Coffee: What the Child Sees

    Morning Coffee: What the Child Sees

    Have you ever seen a dog staring, growling, or barking at seemingly nothing? It’s unsettling when you think how they can see and sense what we cannot. What’s lurking in the shadowy corners and just beyond what the light touches? We’re probably better off not knowing; ignorance is bliss. But, what if your 1-year old…