Posts tagged Parenting

You Klingon Bastard

As tempted as I am to let fly with a rant about the inadequacies of the current Canadian Family Law system, I will hold my tongue in order to talk about something a lot more important.
The guy who only spoke Klingon to his child.
Now, on the face of it, this is obviously a horrible parenting More >

My Delicious Friends

One of the things that fascinates me is entertainment directed at toddlers. Not children in general, mind you. Actual, non-English-speaking, full-on stumbling, bottle-waving toddlers. I know that the children’s channels on television are more aimed at either true babies, or fully-communicative children, but the fact remains that toddlers watch TV. Not with the critical eye More >

Charitable Attitude

I think I’ve stated it before, but if not, I’ll go on record once more and state: I hate giving to charity. This should not be misconstrued as me saying I hate being charitable, or that I am against organizations that make the world a better place. No, quite frankly, my problem is directly with More >

Movie Time!

I’m sure there’s an obvious joke about The Rock and a Mountain that I’m missing.
So, today I took my eight-year-old to see The Race to Witch Mountain, and I will say I was pleasantly surprised. I mean, I’ve been seeing horrible reviews for this movie all over the place, despite my abhorrence of reviews More >

A New Outlook (Not You, Windows…)

Well, for anyone holding their breath, the time has arrived – I am a new father, second time over. Last Sunday (yes, it's been a week – shut up, I was tired!) my new daughter was born, and it's kind of funny in that, I actually do find my life changed. I literally feel different More >