Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

Fruit Loops huddling up at the lake. Wife and The Boy recently took a trip together, but it wasn't just the two of them. Instead, Wife thought it would be a good idea if The Fruit Loops went down the Cape for a few days. The Boy was obviously ecstatic about this idea. He and his crew riding around town on their bikes and hanging out at various places certainly seemed like a great idea. The plan while down Cape Cod was for Wife to work during the morning, and then making sure all of the Fruit Loops were alive and well when she finished work in the afternoon. Afternoon trips would include the beach, the pond, or maybe just a walk downtown where the boys could enjoy some ice cream or a drink. The Boy was obviously excited at the prospect of hanging out with his gang for a few days. It made me think of a time when I spent a week with friends in New Hampshire. My brother and I spent a week with friends at a rented house. The week included games of wiffle ball, squirt guns, trips to the...

Meals are an adventure. I've been saying it for years. I have three children, one of whom is a vegetarian. Sometimes I will cook a meatless meal for everybody if things are busy enough. If I have the time, and I usually do, I will cook one vegetarian meal for The Oppressed and a meal with meat for the rest of the family. Trying New Recipes Wife and I like to try food from different parts of the world. Her tastes are a little more exotic and adventurous than mine, but that doesn't mean I would say "No" to something new. Wife and the kids do like to eat Asian cuisine. I lean more toward Cajun food. I cook it whenever I get the chance. Cooking meals can be a bit of an adventure for me in other ways. Three children to cook for means looking for the lowest common denominator when I do decide to cook one meal for everyone and not a separate vegetarian meal. I have to find something I know all of the children will eat. Of course, there is also the issue of Wife and myself, w...