Tag Archives: stepdaddying

Top 10 Baseball Moments

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so baseball’s officially over. The boys went out swinging, as they say. I survived scorekeeping and made only a few mistakes, though the whole ‘error’ thing completely eludes me still. I mean, take the last run scored in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Parenting | Tagged Baseball, david ortiz, first base, home plate, parenting, scorekeeping, second base, sliding, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest | 2 Comments

Top 10 things I Will Never Hear as a Parent

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Top 10 things I will never hear as a parent Joe, thanks so much for getting us to bed on time so we can get a good night’s sleep and not be complete asshats the next day. Joe, thanks for … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged books, girls, humor, humour, mowing lawn, parenting, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the youngest | 1 Comment

Can Parenting Be Rewarding?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so how many times do we get to feel awesome about being a parent? Well, something happened on Sunday that made up for all the times I found stinky socks stuffed in the couch, had to find a bucket … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged father's day, father's day cards, humor, humour, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, rocky theme, Science world, spy exhibit, spying, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest | Leave a comment

Another First – A Concert

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

To quote The-prettiest-girl-in-the-world, last Saturday, we’d be ‘getting our culture on.” See, The-Oldest has fallen in love. Not with a girl. No. Not yet, thank God. Nope, he’s fallen in love with music. Like most kids fall in love with … Continue reading →

Posted in Band, Parenting, Piano | Tagged bach, Beethoven, chopin, classical music, humor, humour, joyce yang, mozart, opera house, orpheum, parenting, schnittke, silvestrov, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, vancouver symphony orchestra, vienna, VSO | 2 Comments

First Story Part 2 – How To Write It

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So how do you get a 9-year-old to write a story? Sure, it’s hard to get his butt in the chair and actually write, but once there, what does he do? What have they taught him in grade 4? Much … Continue reading →

Posted in Homework, Parenting | Tagged calvin and hobbs, florence, Floyd, how to write a novel, humor, humour, Minecraft, parenting, scott bell, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, stephen king, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, writing | Leave a comment

His First Story

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Joe Cummings

I’ve missed a lot of kid ‘firsts’. First steps. First tooth. First use of the f-bomb. But this one I’ve managed to see. Last week, The-Youngest wrote his first story. He didn’t do it by choice, however. He didn’t sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School | Tagged firsts, humor, humour, Minecraft, mom, Robots, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, writing, writing a story | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged aboriginal, amazing grace, ancestry, bagpipes, braveheart, dna, english, german, heritage, humor, humour, irish, loch ness monster, north queensferry, northern european, pub, robbie burns, scots, scottish, stepdaddying, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world | 7 Comments

Piano Man

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Joe Cummings

A Delicate Little Flower Now the last thing The-Oldest would want me comparing him to is a delicate flower, but that’s how I feel about his latest and most amazing endeavour. Learning to play the piano. First of all, much … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Piano | Tagged Beethoven, caramilk, chocolate, classical music, fear, funeral dirge, humor, humour, moonlight sonata, Piano, play, playing the piano, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Movie Review, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged babadook, child's play, chucky, exocist, Horror movie, IMDb, jennifer, jennifer kent, Metacritic, movie, movie reviews, nightmare on elm st, Rotten Tomatoes, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged birthday, blanket fort, deadpool, hockey practices, missing kids, parenting, rick and morty, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, valentine's day, walking dead, war stuff | Leave a comment