Tag Archives: Parenting

Random gripes and stuff…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by donofalltrades

For those who’ve been with me from the start of this nonsense last November, so basically, that’s wife, our friends Mo and Sarah and some crazy Canadian woman, Cdawg and I were talking and he was ADAMANT that he hated … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged coupons, dads, doctors, Gripes, humor, kids, Parenting, shots, snow days, waiting | 24 Comments

Guest post – meet the wife!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by donofalltrades

I had some beers tonight, so I don’t know what this post is. I know in my heart that I shouldn’t drink and blog, but there’s nothing on TV and the laptop is working properly for a change. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged aging, beer, children, college, dads, family, guest blogger, humor, moms, Parenting, writing | 37 Comments

Where did all the Fred Flintstones go?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by donofalltrades

Between the terrible weather and G$’s mysterious bout with whatever virus has been causing him to puke his brains out for the past two days, there hasn’t been much motivation for any of us to leave the house. Saturday morning, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged cartoons, dads, Fred Flintstone, humor, kid's shows, kids, nickjr, Parenting, television | 20 Comments

I’ll come at you like a spider monkey, Chip! I’m all hopped up on Mountain Dew!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

Todays Daily Prompt – Take a quote from your favorite movie — there’s the title of your post. Now, write! Actually, I prefer this line from the same scene, but it was too long: My teacher asked me, what was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Parenting, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged behavior, boys, dads, Daily Prompt, kids, manners, moms, movies, Parenting | 27 Comments

Daily Prompt: All Grown Up | still waiting to feel like a grown up…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today’s Daily Prompt asks when was the first time I felt like like a grown up (if ever)? This DP is apropos for me since I’m less than 15 hours from turning the page on my 30’s. I’ll miss you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged big kids, childish behavior, dads, Daily Prompt, growing up, humor kid at heart, immaturity, jobs, kids, Parenting | 29 Comments

I just feel the urge to post today, so this one’s for G$…

Posted on March 5, 2013 by donofalltrades

We have many photos of the kids together wherein approximately 66.7% of them are smiling and the other 1/3 is almost always the same child, and not only is he not smiling, but he’s completely pissed off at the whole ordeal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged child behavior, dads, kids, moms, Parenting, pregnancy, youngest child | 16 Comments

Dad’s poop too…!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by donofalltrades

My first blog post was in November of 2012 and I haven’t had the opportunity to really delve into this blogging business very much, particularly since the Man at the J-O-B has ratcheted up the websense software to specifically forbid … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dads, family, free time, hubs, humor, kids, moms, Parenting, pooping | 18 Comments

Daily Prompt: Comedy of Errors | Toddling towards entropy…under 24 hours with G$

Posted on February 27, 2013 by donofalltrades

Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Write about a time everything did — fiction encouraged here, too! I suppose this little post that I was going to write for later sort of ties into today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, Daily Prompt, DP Challenge, G$, humor, kids, messy, mischief, Parenting, trouble | 22 Comments

Powerful phrases to perpetuate the fact that you are a spineless wienie of a parent…

Posted on February 21, 2013 by donofalltrades

I stumbled across this link to a website one of my Facebook friends posted on her page. It’s a list titled 25 Simple (But Powerful) Parenting Phrases. I read the first few phrases such as Thank you, Please, I’m sorry … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged angry kids, child psychology, child rearing, counseling, growing up, Parenting, positive love, psychology, therapy | 5 Comments

Drunk driving, lawn darts and other fun stuff my kids won’t enjoy.

Posted on January 15, 2013 by donofalltrades

While stopping at the liquor store on my way home from work a couple of weeks ago, my three year old asked if he could stay in the car and continue listening to his beloved Laurie Berkner Band songs (not as … Continue reading →