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An open letter to Huggies
Elliott came down with a bit of a bug yesterday which meant I got to spend a much higher percentage of my day at or around his changing table. As I changed him over and over the smiling character of...
View ArticleDog vs. Boy
It's a pretty big day in the Sherman household. Shortly after Elliott was born, I remember thinking what a monumental occasion it would be when my son was actually more intelligent than our dog. And I...
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Dad makes a sacrifice
I'll say this upfront. I'm not entirely thrilled with a particular incident last week but, at the same time, I suppose I can't really argue with the results either. I have to say that, for nearly 18...
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Fire, whiskey, hatchets, soccer
I've been off the grid for bit as, Saturday was my older brother's wedding and, to celebrate, the three Sherman brothers took a camping trip to Eastern Oregon the previous weekend. We rented an old...
View ArticleLas Vegas Part 1
So Shelbi and I went to Vegas last weekend in what was the first time for each of us. But, probably more momentous, was the fact that we were leaving Elliott for more than just one night for the first...
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Las Vegas Part 2
At some point during our first evening in Las Vegas, just a few short hours after we landed, I turned to Shelbi and said "We have to be standing in the most superfluous and unnecessary spot on the...
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The S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G entry
Shelbi and I have reached the point in parenthood where our conversations now resemble a 3rd grade spelling bee more than stimulating discussions of current events. We used to have to spell out a...
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Mr. Fix-it
I needed to get photographic evidence of this today. This is a picture I will need to show Elliott some day, perhaps when he is a teenager and Shelbi...
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Elliott brings back the beach
We just got back from our third beach excursion of the calendar year. This weekend it was to beat the "heat wave" which is probably a pretty strong term for three days in the 90s. But, when you live in...
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Intelligence is overrated
There is a terrific scene in the movie 'Parenthood' where Rick Moranis is talking about how his three-year-old daughter is starting to learn Spanish and has flashcards of Latin roots. Steve Martin then...
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Mall games
I took Elliott to the mall this afternoon for a couple of hours or until he completely melted down, whichever came first. We were getting out of the house today to give my sick wife some rest. (And yes...
View ArticleSummer Vacation Part 1
Two Wednesdays ago was supposed to be a monumental step in Shelbi's and my life as parents. We were ready to attempt Elliott's first ride in an airplane. From the moment our trip to Chicago had been...
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Summer Vacation Part 2
So we started driving. We made our decision so quickly that we didn't take a lot of time to process anything. But, in essence, we were trading in our four-hour flight (a flight that we were exceedingly...
View ArticleHypothetical Sports Question of the Week (Volume 1)
Caution: Proceed at your own risk. For at least a year, my friend Pete would call me on his way home from work and, often, one of us would hit the other one with a random, hypothetical sports question...
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Top 5 Depressing Moments in Parenting
Shelbi and I made a brief excursion to Target a couple of weeks ago. (How's that for an opening line that makes you want to read more?) It was about 6 p.m. on Labor Day and we were shocked by the...
View ArticleMagic kisses
There are some things you end up doing as a parent that, no matter how much you swear you won't, are simply inevitable. You might find baby talk or, at the very least, talking an octave and a half...
View ArticleA diary of Sesame Street
I know all of the new research out there says that children aren't supposed to have screen time until they're 2 years old. I know. And it's something that has been important to Shelbi and I. But,...
View ArticleHypothetical Sports Question of the Week (Volume 2)
So, we decided to do it again. This question is one that my friend Pete and I probably could have talked about non-stop for 5 hours. Fortunately, thanks to an Oscar-worth editing job by Pete, he paired...
View ArticleMy son the sadist
While all 2-year-olds are naturally sadistic I have found recently that my oldest child has a particularly ghoulish streak in him. I am not concerned by the tantrums thrown when he is informed that he...
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Hot Wheels hijinks
Of all the toys that I was most excited to introduce Elliott to, I think Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars might have been at the top of the list. While G.I. Joe characters had flair (and guns) and...
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