My son really wanted an Xbox One last year. So, being the first Christmas after my wife and I separated, I got him one. And it was great. I eventually got one myself for when he visited, and for me to play as well. As with all things and little kids, though, he wanted more. What he wanted was to play Fortnite because all his friends from school were playing it. I subscribed to Xbox Live and we use a family set up to give him access to play, without access to buy anything. Which, for the uninitiated, there is plenty of stuff to buy. And not even stuff that helps you in the game. Might as … [Read more...]
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One Day, My Son, All Fathers Go from ‘Daddy’ to Just ‘Dad’
One of my friends put something up on Facebook a while ago about his 11-year-old son informing him that he wanted to call him "Dad" from now on. I was sitting in the parking lot in my car, reading this after a long overnight shift, and I was in tears. This son was telling his father that he wasn't little anymore. No more “Papa” or ”Daddy.” Just "Dad." What is next: using first names? I know that soon I’ll just be Dad. I guess that is the way it has to be. In our society, the father-daughter relationship is talked about so much. Daddy’s Little Girl. Daddy-Daughter Dances, … [Read more...]
Angels Play on Sandy Ground Dedicated to School Shooting Victimes
We had gone to the wonderful Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn., with one of my wife's best friends and her son. The aquarium is small but nice: they have seals, sharks and even sea jellies you can pet. Honestly, if you get a chance to pet sea jellies in a controlled environment, I totally recommend it. The staff at the aquarium was very knowledgeable, explaining why they kept the jellies in a frigidly cold tank and about their life cycles. Though no one had an answer to the sea jelly versus jellyfish debate. Seriously, does that look like a fish? After a nice lunch at a local Greek … [Read more...]
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