“Look at the time.” I said, pointing to the digital clock on the microwave. My nine year old daughter gave me a puzzled look. “It is now 6:51 AM.” I announced. “OK, continue.” I said. She slowly turned her attention back to what she was doing, but looked at me quizzically from the corner of [...]

The setting is the dinner table. My daughter, Taylor is 9. My son Morgan is 7. My wife Tricia is 40.
Me: Who is this Steven you were talking about?
Taylor: He’s a boy at school.
Morgan: Yeah. He’s a boy who acts like a girl and he snaps his fingers in people’s faces. (He continues eating.)
Taylor: [...]

My Children and I were walking around downtown Oak Park this weekend. As we sat at lunch, they shared some jokes with me. My nine year old daughter Taylor, went first. “Papa. I bet I can make you say black.” She said between sips of chicken noodle soup. “OK, go ahead.” I said taking a [...]

“Morgan!”, my wife called down the hall, “Are you in the bed?” “Yes!” He answered. “Get up and go to the bathroom!” She ordered. This point needed to be emphasized because, for some unknown reason, my son had begun wetting the bed again. We heard him shuffle across the hall to the bathroom and the [...]

My son dived headlong into my bed as I sat reading the latest updates to digg on my laptop. 2.5 seconds later my daughter performed the same trick, landing squarely on top of him. “What are you children doing?”, I asked unphased. “Taylor just gave me a major wedgie.”, Morgan said. He wasn’t even complaining. [...]