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Tag Archives: parental guidance
Death Becomes Her
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! —->
The Hidden Shame of the Bouncy Castle
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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Tagged bouncy castle, eunuchs, nightmare fuel, parental guidance
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Jim Henson’s Street Walkin’ Cheetah Babies
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! —->
Posted in Parental Guidance, Tuneage
Tagged hypothetical boyfriends, iggy pop, parental guidance
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Kids Witness The Darnedest Political Actions
On Saturday, The Wife took The Kid into The City out for a good chunk of the day, which enabled me to get an enormous amount of work done on my various quixotic projects. I was very grateful for the … Read on! —->
Our Declaration of Independence from Horrible Questions
I’ve noticed a trend among a small sample size of me and my wife (roughly twice the number of people needed to warrant a New York Times trend piece). The trend is, people asking us if we’re going to have … Read on! —->
Girly Stuff
Julie Klausner recently wrote a great piece begging grown women not to be so girly, which I agree with wholeheartedly. If I can get on a Grampa Simpson soapbox for a moment, I think nearly everyone in my generation and … Read on! —->
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Tagged girly stuff, julie klausner, parental guidance, tina fey
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The Kid Who Knew Too Much
This may be the saddest and most glorious thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve just gotten off the L train at Grand Street. As I run through the turnstiles and begin climbing the stairs, I see a mother carrying her child … Read on! —->
A Terrifying Glimpse of the Future
Over the weekend, I was somehow forced to sit through the last hour of Spy Kids 3D. I’ve never seen any of the Spy Kids films before, but it’s my understanding they’re about kids who are spies. Spy Kids 3D … Read on! —->
Teaching Tolerance for Those You Hate
On the way to school this morning, The Baby and I had a conversation about fandom, prompted by absolutely nothing she or I had said up to that point. She has been talking about baseball a lot lately, for some … Read on! —->
Parental Musicology
When I was a little kid, like 5 years old, my mom had this habit of asking me who was playing on the radio. Eventually I figured out that whenever she asked me this, the answer was invariably The Beatles. … Read on! —->
Posted in Parental Guidance, Pointless Nostalgia, Tuneage
Tagged kiddie musicology, parental guidance
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