Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Today's Guest Blogger: Cherie Priest

Because I'm still in love with New Orleans and because the city just so happens to be located close to the Gulf of Mexico, the oil slick/spill/fiasco has got me kinda pissed. But, instead of writing out a long, ranting post about what you can do to help, I'll just direct you here. As an added bonus, Cherie Priest writes some awesome steampunk fiction (Boneshaker is not X-Rated like I thought...but it's still a good read) and will sign her books that you order from U-Dub's bookstore, so be sure to check out the rest of her site.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

On The Daddy Tip #14

A wise man once said "When The Hulk gets angry, he turns into Chuck Norris." Well, when Chuck Norris gets angry, he turns into daughter. All of a sudden, it seems overnight, daughter has devolved into a Terrible Two. Wife doesn't know when it happened. I sure as hell don't know when it happened because I was at work. We both just woke up one day and daughter had grown horns. And let me tell you something: It sucks!! The slightest provocation results in daughter putting her hands in her mouth and screaming and crying. Naturally, because I follow my own Daddy Tips, daughter has been left standing in several grocery stores (the police know where she lives now and just bring her home) but ignoring these new mega-tantrums doesn't seem to be working too well. It may even be exacerbating the problem. On a bad day, we can average about three full blown tantrums an hour, and because wife has decided that nap time is no longer necessary...It sucks!! So, Ive come up with a new solution that's not really new: Once the TT's pop off, you've gotta start listening to your kid. It's not rocket science and it's so easy to do. When a kid starts erupting with all the whine just look them in the eye, gently take their hands out of their mouth and ask.... "Want some cheese with that?" LOL! I couldn't resist! No, really, just look them in the eye and ask them "What do you need?" Nine times out of ten the kid will look at you and explain what's wrong. The tenth time, well, that's probably not your kid and I would strongly suggest to you, if you want to avoid jail-time, that you remove your hands from them immediately!