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Games Night With Step-dad Joe (Part 2 sort of)

The Big Bang Clue So, we shuffled the cards, unwrapped the dice and chose our characters. I went with Amy Ferra Fowler. The Youngest went with Raj. The Oldest, Leonard. The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Penny, the Prettiest-girl-on-TV. I explained the rules as … Continue reading

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Stepdad Game Night

Clueless In 2014, we weren’t always successful with Sunday Games Night. Sometimes we succumbed to the lure of shiny video games. Sometimes we were off traveling or didn’t have the boys until late that night. Sometimes, hey, you know, we … Continue reading

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Stepdad – Christmas

Santa Lives Ok, spoiler alert. We had Santa visit our house. I know some people don’t believe in Santa, but he’s alive and well and somehow managed to stuff his fat ass down our gas fireplace chimney. The Youngest had … Continue reading

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Stepdad – Nightmares

Where Evil Lurks There are things from which nightmares are made of. Spooky clowns. Demonic, vomit-spewing children.  And kid’s birthday parties. Sometimes, all three at the same time. So it was that I went with some concern, nay fear, to … Continue reading

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Step-Parenting – Adventures with Kids

Ok, so I get it. This whole parenting thing can be hard. Emotionally. Physically. Spiritually. Financially. I know my hair is greyer, my wrinkles deeper and I’m pretty sure someone smeared jam on my laptop keyboard, but every so often, … Continue reading

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Adventures in Parenting – Firsts

Firsts As we get older and older, those firsts are harder and harder to come by. We have to settle for things like ‘first time I watched Seattle lose while I was eating pumpkin pie.’ Ok, I’ve even done that … Continue reading

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Adventures With Kids – A Promotion

The Walking Dead I got a promotion yesterday. A parenting promotion. As you know, I’m new to all this parenting stuff. It’s confusing, daunting, and at times, terrifying. Like math. Or a proctology exam. It’s been a tough week. I’ve … Continue reading

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Adventures With Kids – Schooling

Ok, so the boys are back in school. In my mind, they’re learning about Caesar, the Pythagorean Theorem and how to make cars from coconuts, but no. No. The school had other ideas. They learned how to do graffiti lettering. … Continue reading

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Adventures With Kids – The Walk to School

Survivor So the oldest is interested in Survivor. “Why didn’t you tell me about this show?” He demands. “Why?” Survival interests him. How would a whole bunch of strangers survive on an island? How would they overcome the challenges? Hey, … Continue reading

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Adventures With Kids – Schooling

A Perfect Day At School If the Oldest had his choice, he would have a totally different school morning. Not so much with the math and more with the Minecraft. “So, Joe, it’s time to go to school.” In his … Continue reading

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