So I'm in the kitchen guzzling a non-diet soda when my kid comes up to me in his underwear, a scarf around his neck. He opens the conversation. "Daddy!" "What's up kid?" "I must sing for you!" He's a caroler. Great. "You do? OK then, sing for me." He clears his throat, or maybe it's [...]
My wife and I took the car to the dealer yesterday to once and for all address the check engine light, and get a peace of mind as we move into the cold days of winter. So we took the subway to work and preschool.  I take the train every day, but we hadn't taken [...]
Earlier today my wife asked our boy to spell her first name. He proudly spelled out "M-O-M-M-Y." That wasn't the answer she was looking for, she literally wanted her first name, but that didn't matter much. After she told him how nicely he spelled "Mommy" she asked him to spell Daddy's name. He smiled that adorable, [...]
This evening my wife decided to brave the Manhattan crowds in search of the perfect Christmas-themed bathroom curtains, and I was left alone with the Devil. Despite the millions of hours I have spent alone with our child I still have to convince my wife that we will be fine without adult supervision. Yes, in [...]
The list of people telling my wife and I that we should give my boy a sibling is growing by the day. One of my own brothers, the oldest, has joined the ranks of folk in favor of us adding number two. Me, I'm more of a "why gamble" kind of guy. My son was born healthy, [...]