What not to call Grandma and Grandpa.

I never thought it would happen to me; but my kids have arrived at that age. They used to call it the "Terrible Twos," but I've read a lot of literature (okay, blogs) arguing that three is worse, and four...

How can I keep my children from growing into entitled little bastards?

Men sitting down to pee: is it a phenomenon?

You have one more day to shop for Dad. Choose wisely.

There was the time he got his first black eye and the time he broke his collarbone (4 clearly was an eventful year). He looked at me and said, "I don't want it to all be bad stuff, Dad." So we began searching my blog for the good times. ...

Santa and the necessity of The Big Lie.

Gene Marks, the guy who wrote "If I Were A Poor Black Kid", offers up similar advice for dads.

Putting up a Christmas tree in Southern California is like having a palm tree in your house in Maine.

A collection of bizarre Christmas ornaments we found at our local Target.