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Being a parent is hard. I know your shocked. Something I am realizing more and more is that being a step parent can be way harder.
I watch my wife…mother of my youngest son…and marvel at how well she handles him. She may disagree, but I am really amazed at her as a mother. [...] this is bound to get maudlin…you’ve been warned. Jack was sick over Christmas. He was only with me for about 5 hours. His temp was around 103 for some of that. Christmas night it peaked at 104. The reset of the weekend it hovered in the low 100′s. he had very few other symptoms…slight cough and [...] I remember when my ex and I first separated. I lived for every moment I could steal away with my son. That first year, It would just be me and him. If he wanted to do it, and I could pull it off, we did it. Movies, picnic, video games, videos…I tried to make it happen. [...] You know, if you put quotes around a phase, it’s automatically a euphemism. No, really. My battery died in my Pathfinder yesterday while I was picking up Jack from school. We were supposed to have a Parent Teacher conference about Jack, but the ex had a fever of 102, so we postponed it. I decided to get [...] I’m sitting here, eating red and green M&Ms out of a glass Frosty figurine my Mom gave Jack. Did you know there are 2 different shades of green M&M? Now you do. Christmas is always tiring. I don’t care who you are…if you have kids…it takes a toll. Our house is no exception. [...] At least texting during reality shows does. Here’s the set up. Sarah and I are watching “Mama’s Boys” on NBC last night. If you don’t know, this is a show where a group of single women…anywhere from surgical students to Penthouse models…are bidding for the affections of 3 self proclaimed momma boys. The twist [...] There’s nothing more uncomfortable than sitting in a Taco Bell/KFC (yeah…we’re classy) with your ex-wife and 8 year old son discussing his behavioral issues. Not ones at my house or even at school but her house. He’s been acting out and violent. Yes, he’s only 8, but violent 8 year olds grow up to be [...] I know we are months away from Christmas…oh wait…crap… Anyway, this morning I was dropping the Binja off at day care and over heard a conversation between daycare worker and another parent. “So, are you ready for Christmas?” the daycare worker asked. “Have you even begun shopping yet.” “Well luckily, I don’t [...] Our DVD player broke. At first I was pissed. I had to plug in my son’s “Spongebob” dvd player in order to watch “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” I couldn’t figure out how to make it stop throwing up Spanish translations of any signs in the movie…It was just weird. But then, I [...] I walked into a house today that I haven’t been in for years. It was like nothing had changed. Same decorations, a pug that always needs attention, and the smell of baking. I had Jack last night, and since he had no school today, he stayed the night. His aunt, on his mom’s side, always [...] |
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