SAHDism

Author: Stuart

  • Nap Time

    Now that two of my three are in school full day, I spend a lot of time with my third. One ritual we’ve been enjoying together is nap time.

  • Boy, Does HE Know How To Give A Compliment

    My kids rave over their Mama.  They sing her praises most days when she’s at work.  As they’ve been getting older, they have also started to gain empathy and one day, my son realized that maybe I might feel left out when they were singing her praises.  After my daughter finished a rousing chorus of…

  • Modeling Good Behavior

    I try not to think of it as “falling asleep on the rug during the bedtime ritual.”  I much prefer to think of it it, “modeling good behavior for my kids.”

  • What Happens in Vegas…

    …so my wife and I had a weekend jaunt to Las Vegas – our first weekend away from the kids in almost seven years (since our oldest was born).  While there, we went out for long walks, checking out shows, restaurants, etc.  At one point, we had a discussion about whether or not to hit…

  • Our First Weekend Away

    After almost seven years, my wife and I are having our first weekend away from the kids.

  • Mama ain’t gonna teach you this

    As my daughter gets older she has less use for me in certain instances but today my daughter really needed a Daddy

  • That Looks Painful

    My two boys, being close in age, have a lot of clothes that look interchangeable, with only a slight difference in size.  This means that they regularly wear each others’ clothes and my older boy will come out in high-water pants while my younger son has pants that drop around his ankles because he’s not…

  • Incredible Skills in the Animal Kingdom

    My kids were watching a children’s show about incredible animal skills.  They got to the elephant and were explaining that the elephant can actually use the tip of its nose to pinch and pick up things – “what a great feature, to be able to use its nose as a hand !” Big deal, I…

  • A Good Morning

    Before having kids, a good morning was one where I would leisurely read the newspaper, watching the sun come up over the city skyline and mountains in the background, sipping a hot cup of coffee. Now, a good morning is one during which I manage to get all three kids out the door without swearing.

  • Sometimes It’s a Good Thing

    My three year old has zero filter and no control over the volume of his voice; this can quite regularly lead to awkward conversations in public places but not today.