Tag Archives: Parenting

Curb Your Screaming Kid

Posted on August 9, 2011 by fast eddie

Where is Larry David when you need him? Tonight while my wife and I were having dinner at a local restaurant, there was a kid screaming for about twenty minutes while five adults (her two parents, her two grandparents and her nanny) … Continue reading →

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Assembly Required

Posted on August 2, 2011 by fast eddie

Assembly Required. These are two of the most fearsome words in the English language. I thought I was past this stage when my kids grew up. But no. Those words have returned to haunt me again now that my daughter is furnishing … Continue reading →

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Generation Gap

Posted on July 3, 2011 by fast eddie

“Dad, do you know what a music festival is?! It’s a bunch of young people drinking, doing drugs and listening to music all day. Why would you want to go to that?” –my younger daughter in response to my inquiry … Continue reading →

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Fort Knox

Posted on June 27, 2011 by fast eddie

My daughter’s bank account is like Fort Knox. Impregnable. Money goes in. Nothing ever comes out. She has just completed her first year of full-time employment after graduating from college a year ago. During that year, we have been attempting to launch … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by fast eddie

Do you love your parents as much as they love you? I never thought about this before I had my own kids. Amazed by each step. Excited by their discoveries. Sharing their triumphs. Frustrated by their struggles. Saddened by their disappointment.  Feeling their pain. … Continue reading →

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