Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

Time on the beach. It is heading into the middle of July, and everyone at the house is adjusting to a few months of no responsibilities and being able to relax and go about their business in the morning. I shouldn't say "everyone". Wife is still hustling to work every day. For me, it's heading into the busy season at my job. My little miracles of Christ, however, are free from the shackles of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and they have had no trouble adjusting to their new schedule, which is now drastically reduced. The Kids are Having Fun The Boy continues to ride his bike with the Fruit Loops. Instead of riding to school, they are riding to local bike parks to coast down hills and then to a local store for something to drink after showing off impressive speed and skills to each other. The Oppressed is celebrating her new parole period by staying in bed under an extra blanket to help her properly sleep. Waking time is spent texting with her friends and reading Y...

School is over and we needed a vacation. We travel as often as we can. Wife and I love to do it, but children tend to make it a little more challenging. School tends to do that. Vacation time is limited to certain times of the year. Planning our trip at the end of the school year seemed like the perfect time to do it. The Oppressed and The Boy would be going to camp soon. Lovie has work. Traveling in June would allow us to hit the road and celebrate the academic accomplishments and spend some time together as a family, much to the delight of our teenage cherubs. As usual, nothing here really happens as planned. Wife and I were hoping to be out the door and on the road by 5 a.m. It was more like 7:00 when we finally got going. Wife and I got coffee for us and some breakfast for the children. Soon, we were on Interstate 90 heading west. We were on the road for a while. Massachusetts isn't the biggest state in the Union, but the kids didn't realize how big it was going from east...