“If you have the means, if you don’t have to work, then why not stay home with your kids?” comes the rat-a-tat-tat from the trenches on the west. “You can’t judge what’s best for every parent!” echoes from the pillboxes on the hillside to the east. “I’m sorry you don’t love your kids enough to…
Author: Backpacking Dad
Jokes
I am a big fan of the “In Soviet Russia…X Y’s you!” joke form. I’m still Rickrolling people, about 20 years after Rickrolling stopped being interesting. The “Holy crap! A talking muffin!” joke still cracks me the hell up. I appreciate the adult contemporary comedy stylings of Greg Behrendt. I do want to know who’s…
Food as a Disciplinary Tool: Redux
Sitting in a McDonald’s chomping down fries and a cheeseburger (Emily went with the chicken sandwich, and Erin had the McNuggets) from the Mini-Meals Menu (Just $2.99 each, with a small drink to boot! What a deal!) I was suddenly confronted with a daughter who was more interested in what was behind our booth than…