The first and only issue of Seventeen Magazine arrived at my home when I was almost 16 years old. My father took one look at the magazine cover, which boldly highlighted the word “sex” five times, and immediately cancelled my subscription. I wasn’t having sex at that age, but Seventeen Magazine, who is well aware […]
Category Archives: Raising Boys
If you don’t know the answer to a question, who says you don’t have to answer? Any math answer is better than none, at least in the minds of these smart alecs who have some pretty funny math answers (proving when desperate, kids say the darnedest things): Challenge the teacher right back: Follow instructions literally: […]
It will be another 6 weeks or so before the doctor can accurately predict the gender of my new baby, and I’m not even sure yet I want to know. This is my last chance to be surprised since we found out little man was a boy at the 20 week sonogram. Of course I’m […]
Gender prediction has taken many forms over the centuries (and probably longer) and I’m not immune to the fun of trying to guess what I’m having before the doctor tells me. I used a Chinese Gender chart before my 20 week sonogram with little man, and it correctly predicted I was having a boy, so […]
Pregnant celebrities are everywhere: Jennifer Garner, Beyonce Knowles, and Hilary Duff are all pregnant with me! Jennifer Garner is expecting her third child with Ben Affleck. It’s not clear how far along Jennifer is (she tends to be a private person) but maybe they’ll finally have the son Ben has been hoping for. She looks […]