We told Erin we were going to see Santa at the mall today. “Is it the real Santa, or a pretend Santa?” she asked us. I was still too tired, it being sometime before noon, to muster the energy to commit to a course of fakery and deception that I’d have to remain committed to…
Category: Parenting
Billy Joel Saw It Coming
You used to be able to get by in the world without being good-looking. Hell, you could be a plain musician but still be a superstar. That hasn’t really been the case for most of my lifetime. But just before my generation the world was true in dark greys and pockmarks. Now we want to…
Re-Literacy
We accompanied Adrian on a visit to his pediatrician for his 18 month checkup. Prior to seeing the doctor we were instructed to answer some questions provided by the medical group regarding Adrian’s development. Some questions regarded Adrian’s own progress, and others inquired into our involvement, as his parents, in his cognitive and physical maturation….