Father Anxiety…

Last night Lindsay went to a scrapbooking thing to make christmas cards, which was scheduled from around 6:30-9:30.  Immediately I started feeling anxious, which to be honest is how I always feel when Lindsay is leaving me alone with Meredith.  Each time I tell myself that it’ll get better when she’s older but it [...]

Through the looking glass…

People (including myself) seem to have the habit of being very critical of pretty much everything anyone besides themselves does.  This can be as small as “How could she wear that, my GAWD!”, but it can also be regarding much more important subjects in life itself (not that fashion isn’t important…).

As a general [...]

The mythical consensus…

Before I get started, Lindsay was a guest blogger at Alice In Average-Land, a blog written by her sister.  I suggest you all check it out as she’s a very talented writer and her posts are always fun to read.

When you read news articles/editorials in the paper (or [...]

Go with the flow…

Something I (Kris) have noticed over my life is that most parents seem to think that there is a formula they have to follow.  If they deviate, the world may in fact end…or at least their child will grow up to be a hooligan drug dealing prostitute and/or murderer.  When the baby is young, [...]

A different perspective…

Just so that nobody is confused, I’d like to introduce myself.  I am Kris or Kristofor, depending on who’s asking.  As i’m sure you can gather I’m Lindsay’s Husband and Meredith’s father. I decided to provide an alternate perspective to this blog about our lives, something that might be lacking if all you ever [...]

“Birds fly, fish swim, man thinks and learns. Therefore, we do not need to “motivate” children into learning, by wheedling, bribing, or bullying. We do not need to keep picking away at their minds to make sure they are learning. What we need to do, and all we need to do is bring as much of the world as we can into [their lives]; give children as much help and guidance as they need and ask for; listen respectfully when they feel like talking; and then get out of the way. We can trust them to do the rest.”
~ John Holt

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