Time for another trip to the dentist with Thing 3.  Based on the pleasant surprise last time, I was kind of expecting it would be fine.  But when I consider his history of dentist visits, shoe shopping, and haircuts, I realize it was just wishful thinking. He was already anxious, I ...

Thing 3 got a new bed today.  It’s a full-size bed with a trundle underneath for future sleepovers.  He had been in a toddler bed for so long, although it’s not like he was actually sleeping in it. We made mention of it a couple of times but didn’t make a ...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have 4 kids? It’s not all that unique to your daily life if you have any number of kids. Just more of it. I’ll take you through my day today, which is pretty typical, and see if it’s anything ...

I am a father of four, educated, with a respectable job and nice home. I should command respect and authority from my kids. Apparently, that is not the case. SuburbanDaddy has become a source of laughter and joking at the expense of Things 1-3. Thing 4 ...

While many in the working world are dreading this rainy, dreary, traffic-filled Monday morning, I am not. Oh, it’s certainly not because of what I will be doing today. I look forward to my job about as much as, well, since many of my co-workers and boss read ...

Today will be torture. For Thing 3. And even more so for me. Today we go to the dentist. To avoid a complete catastrophe when the event arrives, I have been casually mentioning it over the last week. Like when I brush his teeth, I ...

We have settled into a new pattern with Thing 4. She has started waking up around 4 in the morning. She is wide awake and wants to crawl/walk around and play. I guess she isn’t needing as much sleep anymore. Except, shortly after being wide awake, ...

It happens every year at this time. The holidays are over and we’re left with lots of new toys, games, books, crafts, silly bands, coloring books, dvd’s, and other stuff. Some of the stuff will used daily. But some will be used once and forgotten, or it ...

After a Christmas Eve with family where they were all up way past their usual bedtime, bouncing off the walls with excitement. Then a late night for us cleaning the feast and doing Santa’s work. This morning Thing 1 led the way, up at the crack of dawn, for a ...

Parenting is full of potentially life-altering, important decisions. Today I am faced with one of those crucial, everything rides on it, can’t take the pressure I need a drink kind of decisions. Thing 3 needs new shoes. His current ones, Spiderman sneakers that light up, are worn ...