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Too Young To Understand

Glad to see our newly-elected agent of change is surrounding himself with non Washington insiders like Rahm Emanuel, John Kerry, and Robert F. and Caroline Kennedy. Way to flip that new leaf, Mr. President. How about that unknown junior senator from New York… what’s her name? Heidi…...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Fri, Nov 7 2008
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Halloween is Scary, But For All The Wrong Reasons

I could fill three blogs with the reasons I’m glad I’m not a parent of a small child these days. And that’s without considering the prospects of a President Obama or President McCain. But with Halloween upon us and all the media reports designed to scare the candy corn out of you, this...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Fri, Oct 31 2008
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Toddlers and Telephones

These days, there’s a brand new ritual when I call my daughter’s house. Whether I’m talking to my son-in-law about the sorry state of our favorite professional football team or exchanging general niceties with our eldest girl-child, my grandson will inevitably want to join me for a...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Wed, Oct 15 2008
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Fun With Words

So, what have you guys been doing for the last few days? Me? I’ve been watching the stock market and keeping an eye on my retirement package. When the closing bell rang today I was down to a tube of Polident and a half-can of Metamuscil. I’ve actually been trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Fri, Oct 10 2008
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Hooked on Disney

I’ve never harbored any ill will toward Disney. Not the theme parks, nor the characters or even horrible films like “Snow Dogs”, “Haunted Mansion” or any sequel to any movie they ever made. If it’s a Disney film with a “2” next to it your choices are few...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Sat, Oct 4 2008
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Playing Under House Rules

The wife and I went to the house of gnome for dinner this past Saturday. My daughter and son-in-law invite us over every few months – the timing coincides with the expiration of their 90-day guilt warranty. I’m quite fond of dining with the alpha son-in-law – I can always count on Jay...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Tue, Sep 30 2008
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The Binky Revisited

A few months back, one of my fellow bloggers – the lovely Maryland Mom - lamented the task of trying to get her little urchin to abandon his pacifier. While her descriptors for the rubber-like dependency enablers (gow-gow being my fave) brought a few chuckles, there’s nothing funny about...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Thu, Sep 25 2008
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Glutton for Punishment

One tends to get a little cocky when one excels in a particular arena. And the arrogance isn’t limited to sports stars, actors and evening newscasters – even those of us who live meaningless lives are prone to a fit of egotism now and then. Men, I’ve found, are more often susceptible...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Mon, Sep 22 2008
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Adding to the Noise

The wife forced me to… I mean suggested… we hang out and ‘make a day of it’ this past Saturday. She’s been traveling a bit lately, so in spite of wall-to-wall college football and watching Geraldo get thrown around a Galveston seawall, the woman who determines just how...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Mon, Sep 15 2008
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The Mailbag

Letters, we get letters. Not the magnetic kind that you stick on the fridge (my wife threw ours away when I kept spelling ‘chubby’ on the freezer that holds the Haagen-Dazs), but the ones that have sentences, words, comments and signatures and stuff. Who knew so many grandparents would seek...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Thu, Sep 11 2008
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Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listenin'?

Now that summer is over, every retailer will soon be swapping out their Halloween items (which have been out since the Fourth of July) for their Christma…. I mean holiday… displays. Well, every retailer except those absurd Christmas ornament stores that are open year round and of course...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Thu, Sep 4 2008
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Grand Relations

It’s rare that my mother, Phyllis, attends our Sunday family dinners. A 68 year-old barreling around the beltway in a hefty Ford Explorer should, by law, be limited in the number of times they access the public thoroughfares. On this occasion, mom was coming to dinner not just to frighten other...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Fri, Aug 22 2008
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Childproofing the Empty Nest

We never felt the need to childproof our house for the grand sprite’s arrival. We thought we had already protected the dwelling when we put a security device on the liquor cabinet when all four kids lived at home. When I was a toddler (that would be during the JFK presidency), there was no such...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Fri, Aug 15 2008
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Nana Nana Boo Boo

Do you read all of the blogs here at Families Only? I hope so – and not just because of our revenue sharing plan, but given that we have quite a collection of creative, witty writers who offer perceptive observations on all things family-related. Their sage advice and insider information benefits...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Sat, Aug 9 2008
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We Heard the News Today (Oh, Boy)

It may have been a bye week; if the Ravens had been playing I wouldn’t have heard a word they said. But there they sat – my future son-in-law and my oldest daughter – prim and proper on our living room sofa. They both sported the sort of facial expression you’d see if someone...

Posted to Parenting Round Two by Poopaw by poopaw on Thu, May 1 2008
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