Just before putting together this week’s post, Liam and I went to the Toys, Tots, Pets and More ( TTPM) showcase in NYC that brought together a number of toy companies, bloggers and YouTube personalities to network and check out the latest in kids entertainment. Surprisingly, there were quite a few parents of color -all […]
A lot of arguments between parents stem from disputes over money, the division of household responsibilities and the idea of the guy hanging out too much. But how much is too much? Understandably, your dude going out every night is a problem, especially if he’s neglecting his duties at home. You would be surprised, though […]
My editor brought up an interesting topic that is discussed ad nauseam but rarely resolved. It’s a problem that many single mothers have that leads to headaches, sore throats and an overall feeling of sickness. These women have inconsistent baby daddies. The inconsistencies can come in the form of late or missing child support payments. […]
People often say that chivalry is dead and I agree, for the most part. Opening doors, pulling out chairs and all that, is a total lost social art. How and who killed chivalry depends on who you ask, but I believe it’s safe to shove a fork in it. But it didn’t have to be […]
I’m learning that the most interesting time of a person’s life second to the teenage years, are the toddler years. I’d never thought about it before but living with a small, developing person magnifies how complex the mind is. Just think, around the age of one babies begin to assert their independence. The kid’s communication […]
Nostalgia is one of those things that keeps us older folks from going bat crazy when the rest of the world seems to want to fossilize everyone over the age of 30. It goes beyond the good ol’ days when “music was still good” and people wore their pants up around their waists. Toys were […]
Being a parent forces you to notice things in your surroundings that may have never before crossed your mind. One of them is the dreaded commute to and from places that aren’t walking distance. It takes damn near the preparation level of a military invasion to almost get it right. I say almost because unless […]
Now that the holiday shopping rush is over, I’d like to open up the discussion to a topic that I find really interesting. Remember that Wal-Mart commercial where the woman and her son are in the store searching for a gift and he reaches up to grab a doll? By the end of the commercial […]
As the holiday shopping window closes, options are becoming scarce but that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. There are still a lot of…
As the holiday shopping window closes, options are becoming scarce but that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. There are still a lot of amazing toys for kids and adults that–as of this writing– are still available. Some of them have even have deals like free shipping or value-packed bundles of other items. The […]
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I took a trip down south to hang out with the in-laws. It was a great chance to get away from constant mentally draining chaos of the city and more importantly, an opportunity for my wife and son to get some bonding time in with the other side of the family. […]
“I can remember one time she literally came home in tears. She went to all these stores and she couldn’t find dolls that really represented our little girls.” That’s what Trent Daniels, a businessman from Houston, Texas said inspired him to create a line of ethnic-looking doll babies for his girls and yours. Daniels was further […]
