Category Archives: Parental Guidance

Death Becomes Her

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

My daughter has become hung up on death, which is a common condition for people raised in Queens. It is not only the home to the Boulevard of Death, but it’s also the borough where you can’t throw a rock … Read on! —->

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True Parenting Terror

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

I keep seeing ads for the impending movie What to Expect When You’re Expecting. (Movies like that aren’t “upcoming;” they’re “impending,” like doom.) As with any other Jennifer Lopez vehicle, this shouldn’t warrant mentioning. And yet, I bristle each time … Read on! —->

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Baby’s First Brooklyn Moment

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

On Sunday morning, me and the family took a brief trip into Greenpoint to pick up some gardening supplies and to stroll. I lived in Greenpoint for six pre-kid years and I still love it there, though I don’t find … Read on! —->

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The Style Dad Council

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I’ve been working out for a couple of months, with a consistency and determination I haven’t shown in many moons. I’ve also been trying to eat better, or at least not eat such enormous portions of things. My problem has … Read on! —->

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Ethnic Envy and the Case of the Misidentified Holiday Decoration

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

This weekend, my daughter presented me with two questions I wasn’t sure how to answer. The first came during a trip to a diner, after I insisted we wrap up the uneaten portion of her meal to bring home. “My … Read on! —->

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Being and Nothingness by the Long Island Expressway

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

When I walk my daughter to school in the morning, we take a shortcut up a service road by the L.I.E. It is noisy, and each exhaust-choked breath I take makes me a little nervous for my future health, but … Read on! —->

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From Zero to Five

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

0 I stand at the corner of Grand Street and Queens Boulevard, waiting for a bus to take me home. It is 5:30 in the morning. It has taken me a small eternity to get here on the subway from … Read on! —->

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Senior Moments at Junior High

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

My daughter’s kindergarten is part of a small school that does not yet have its own building. Their classrooms are wedged into one section of a junior high. This provides an interesting contrast every morning as I walk her to … Read on! —->

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The Hidden Shame of the Bouncy Castle

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

I have this love/hate thing going when it comes to Bouncy Castles. When I say “Bouncy Castles,” I’m referring to those inflatable cages that you often see at carnivals and street fairs, where kids take off their shoes and jump … Read on! —->

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Jim Henson’s Street Walkin’ Cheetah Babies

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Last night, my daughter was very excited about the prospect of wolfing down some candy she’d been promised after dinner. (If you must know, it was a Kinder bar, a German confectionary whose creepy displays are ubiquitous in the Polish … Read on! —->

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