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Songs in the key of a parent's life

By Kent McDill
Nov 30, 2011 5:46 AM - I went to pick up Kyle from soccer practice recently, and found him outside of the complex surrounded by his teammates. When I got to where they were standing, I realized the other boys were watching Kyle, who was singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of his lungs, with accompanying choreography. It was really bad (singing and weird body movements both).
But, Dad, when will it be my turn on the Xbox?

By Kent McDill
Oct 5, 2011 12:00 AM - This is a cautionary fable about sharing, and keeping the peace. There are no lessons to be learned, only warnings. We all learned about sharing in kindergarten. I actually don't know if that is true, but it is the line I have used since I was a kid. It's significantly smart-alecky enough to get the point across in most cases.
Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: The tall and short of it

Sep 7, 2011 12:00 AM - How many conversations have you had in your family that start with, "I think Sarah has your (eyes, ears, forehead, whatever)"? We want our children to have some trait of ours as a way of passing on our legacy. We want it to be one of the positive ones, like intellectual curiosity, and not the negative ones, like fingernail-chewing.
Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: How can I be so stupid -- and like it?

By Kent McDill
May 18, 2011 6:12 AM - When I was in grade school, they made us all take an IQ test, and I scored at a genius level, way above the so-called genius mark. I tell this story as background to you and a reminder to me, because according to my family, I am really, really stupid.
Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: Trippin' with my kids

By Kent McDill
Apr 19, 2011 12:13 PM - I love my family. But there is such a thing as familial overload, and 18 hours over two days in a motor vehicle, separated by a short overnight stay in a too-small hotel room, is simply too much.

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