Yesterday afternoon our three youngest learned an important lesson: don’t mess with fire ants. We’ve told them this repeatedly in the past, but sometimes you just have to learn a lesson on your own…
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) posts from a year ago this past week: » A New Nest (and Possibly a Nestling) » Best. Job. Ever. And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » Worst. Job. Ever. » Rules Regarding No-Interest Family Loans » Bankruptcy Filings [...]
Last night Son #3 had a soccer game. Since my lovely and talented wife is coaching, I was keeping an eye on the balance of our boys over on the sideline and trying to take a few pictures at the same time. During the second half, Son #4 (two years old, and recently potty trained) [...]
Here are some of our favorite Raising4Boys (subscribe) posts from a year ago this past week: » Not-So-Intimidating PowerRanger Names » Sedating Your Kids on the Road » FluMist Influenza Vaccine is Effective in Kids And here are some of my favorite FiveCentNickel (subscribe) posts from a year ago: » Withdrawing Your Roth IRA Contributions [...]
Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our posts that were included in each. The Carnival of Family Life included “An Insolent Child, Part I: Is There Any Excuse for Disrespect?” The Best of Me Symphony included “Swimsuit Shopping a Pleasure? You Bet!” Also included was “Save Energy, [...]
In Part I and Part II of this series, I talked about my encounters with two different little boys. Both of them were rude to me, one with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas and another exhibiting extreme disobedience. Were there always such rude children around?
“Children are a real comfort in your old age — and they make you reach it sooner, too.” -James Cox
Here’s a quick rundown of the top five reasons why having little boys is better than having little girls: 1. No whining (or less, at least) 2. No pink 3. No ballet 4. No make up 5. No growing up to be teenage daughters And just for the sake of balance, here are five reasons [...]
One time I volunteered to take my son’s friend to a birthday party that they were both invited to (a different little boy from the one in Part I). Boy was that a BIG mistake! It was the most embarrassing two hours of my life. At one point this friend used a plastic fork to [...]
April was another great month at Raising4Boys, thanks in large part to contributions from readers such as yourself. We just wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who stop by and comment. If you like what you see here, keep in mind that you can have the full-text of everything that we [...]
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