My wife worships Christmas. Once the Thanksgiving dishes are done, it’s all Yule, all the time for her. Nothing but Christmas music in the car, Christmas movies on the television, Christmas shopping on the weekends. And she was like this BEFORE we had a kid. Now that he’s here, and he’s alive enough to begin to understand Santa and presents and cookies and the tree and all that, not only has my wife's Christmas-loving resolve strengthened, but I no longer have a Scroogey cane to stand on. Especially on Christmas Eve when there’s work to do! This past Christmas the kid had a sense … [Read more...]
Toys, Games, Electronics Your Kid Will Want This Holiday Season
Toys, toys, toys! 'Tis the season to be buying them for children of all ages (yeah, that means mom and dad, too). But with so many things to choose online and on the shelves, what should a parent buy for his or her little one? Are electronic games really a good choice for wee ones? What else besides video games would interested my tween? Christopher Byrne, the content director for TTPM (stands for Toys, Tots, Pets and More -- formerly Time to Play Magazine) and author of the nostalgic look back at old-school fun, Toy Time!, joins us on the latest Modern Dads Podcast to tell us what the … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Tradition Carries On, Despite Family Naming the Turkey
Remember when you were a kid and every year on Thanksgiving you would … and on July 4th you would … Can you fill in the blanks? I’m sure if you can’t for those holidays, there are others where you had a standing tradition. You looked forward to it, and the holiday was not complete without it. Then you went through a stage in your teens where you rolled your eyes at this tradition. As you look back on your childhood, it’s those traditions you remember. It’s those traditions that make you smile and form the picture in your mind when the holiday comes up. It’s those traditions you talk … [Read more...]
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