What to Do When You Catch Your Child “Playing Epidemiologist”
Remember questions from children come from bewilderment rather than an impulse to influence those in power to use policy to promote population health.
Tag: Parents
In Defense of Gap Years… Unless You Want to Hire Me
A gap year will help to make me the man I want to be. Unless you are planning to hire me, in which case: STOP READING. GIVE ME THE JOB.
Why I Decided My Housekeeper-Nanny-Therapist Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday Bonus
Ever since our housekeeper-nanny-therapist, decided she needed to “protect her mother” during what are her “last days,” things have been a wreck.
FAQ for Babysitters of Potentially Demonic Children
Playing outdoors can also be fun, but make sure to avoid unsafe areas like large bodies of water or ancient burial grounds.
What to Do if Your Mother Keeps Hinting that You, The One True Begotten Son of God, Should Really Give Her Grandkids Already
Every Chanukah for the past seven years she kept telling you she doesn't want you to buy her anything, with “BUY” and “THING” in air quotes.
Illegible Yuletide Texts You’ll Get From Your White, Middle-Aged Mom
I ree need to know if youtube dining hin fit Chirstmas, / Translation: “I really need to know if you’re coming home for Christmas.”
Santa Replies to Timmy’s Christmas Letter from 1997 After Finding It in His Spam
If I could point a finger, I would blame Microsoft. There’s no amount of Christmas magic that could help me understand Microsoft Outlook.
The Big Green Egg XXL Limited Edition Grill Responds to My Dad’s Comments about It Possibly Blowing Away with the Strong Winds Expected Tonight
I do not plan on blowing away before the next Thanksgiving. I am not merely a summer fling or a one-night affair.
A Definitive Ranking of My Best Jokes of 2005
When I came back from Spring Break ‘01 with a beach shop muscle tee and wore it to school, it took Jefferson Middle School by storm.
New GPS Personalities for Drivers
Irritable Parent: “I SAID, turn right. Am I doing this for my health? You wanted to get to 1862 Forestway Boulevard North"
Quarantine Hobby Report Card
Embroidery: Alex showed creativity and initiative by choosing to embark on this task but quit immediately upon realizing that it is difficult.
Winter Soups That Will Give Your Kids Something to Cry About
One week of these scared straight soups and your offspring will be begging for another Allrecipes "Easy Cheesy Noodle Family-Friendly Casserole."