Category Archives: Stepdad

Who Am I?

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Since I’m adopted, I never knew exactly where my people were from. So, I adopted my family’s history (proudly Scottish). Kilts.  The Loch Ness Monster. Braveheart. I went all in. I said ‘wee,’ a lot, I learned to recite Robbie Burns poems … Continue reading →

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10 Best Kid Smells

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Joe Cummings

The list of bad kid smells could fill a book, but maybe there is another side – Smells that are awesome and you pretty much only get them around kids. Crayons. Now this could just be me, but opening up … Continue reading →

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Oh the Horror – A Movie Review and More

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Joe Cummings

At some point in a boy’s life, he becomes… well, let’s say ‘interested’ in horror movies. ‘Obsessed’ might be a better word, but ‘interested’ will do. The-Oldest has reached that point. He’s read It. He’s watched movies like Nightmare on … Continue reading →

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Missing Them

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Much to my surprise, I found myself missing the boys. Both of them had gone off to Mexico with their dad (and his family), so I thought, wow, The-Prettiest-girl-in-the-World and I would get some couple time. You know, sleep in, … Continue reading →

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Tournament Trials – Pools and Parties – pt 3

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Imagine if you condensed the sound of screaming monkeys in a hothouse jungle and put that in a can, then, when you were sick with a cold, exhausted from a traumatic ferry ride, and pretty much ready for bed, you … Continue reading →

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Tournament Trials – Part 2 – The Ferry

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Joe Cummings

To survive the ferry ride, I put aside my writer brain as best as I could. I brought a book so I wouldn’t just sit there in the seat and wonder if The Youngest had been eaten by killer whales … Continue reading →

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One of The Great Secrets of Surviving Parenting

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I have recently uncovered one of the parenting secrets. Or should I say, secrets-to-not-completely-losing-your-mind (while balancing lunches and hockey games and getting the kids to bed on time and remembering things that they might forget and… well, you get the … Continue reading →

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How Do You Survive a Kid’s Birthday Party?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Ok, truth time. I have no clue how to survive one. But I can totally understand why parents pay for bouncy time on trampolines or send the whole lot off to blast each other with fake lasers, or, back when I … Continue reading →

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The Best Day Part III

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Joe Cummings

So, for a moment, imagine if the Hobbits had said, yah, you know what, no, that whole dropping the ring in the fiery pit of Mt Doom, yah, we’re not going to do that. Or what if Kyle Reese had … Continue reading →

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The Best Day Part II

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I thought I was prepared for everything, but I had forgotten how D&D can twist your expectations. For better. Or worse. So here’s how it started. All three players, the Oldest, the Youngest and my friend, were fighters. Rough tough … Continue reading →

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