2016-06-07 10:26
Dear Kid,
It’s Best Friend Day—Happy BFD. Wait, that didn’t exactly sound right.
Best Friend Day brings up the question How Many Best Friends Can a Person Have?
The orthodo… Read More
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2016-06-06 11:19
Dear Kid,
Oh, the joy of helping children pack for camp.
Actually, I really enjoy spending time with you guys. And I’m fine with helping you choose and organize the 7 thousand things y… Read More
2016-06-05 11:06
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there weren’t any triathlons.
Now there are.
Amazingly, triathlons did not begin in Greece.
Triathlons were invented in France in the 1920, with competitors… Read More
2016-06-04 15:51
Dear Kid,
Lecture time.
And no, you don’t get to sleep in and skip this one.
While we will not (repeat NOT) call your sister a raccoon or a French fry (at least not to her face), it is… Read More
2016-06-03 10:33
Dear Kid,
Every now and then, the Universe hands me a surprise.
Last night, someone who shall remain nameless but is you said, “I’ll grant you an exception to writing a blog if y… Read More
2016-06-02 10:42
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there was no such thing as winter. This distressed skiing enthusiasts but pleased everyone else since snowplows hadn’t been invented yet.
Meanwhile Demeter… Read More
2016-06-01 10:37
Dear Kid,
Some things age better than others.
The green beans I forgot to cook and eventually discovered in the back of the refrigerator did not age well.
Ice cream cakes do not age wel… Read More
2016-05-31 10:36
Dear Kid,
I’ve decided this is the Summer of Cleaning, not to be confused with the Fall of Cleaning, the Winter of Cleaning, the Moment of Cleaning, Spring Cleaning, the Ultimate Month… Read More
2016-05-30 12:17
Dear Kid,
Memorial Day | To those who serve…thank you.
Today is Memorial Day.
Ostensibly, it is a day to honor those who died while serving our country in the military. I think it nee… Read More
2016-05-30 12:17
Dear Kid,
Memorial Day | To those who serve…thank you.
Today is Memorial Day.
Ostensibly, it is a day to honor those who died while serving our country in the military. I think it nee… Read More
2016-05-29 12:53
Dear Kid,
Some things are too ridiculous to ignore.
Allow me to be the first to wish you Happy Paper Clip Day!
For it is, in fact, National Paper Clip Day.
I decided to celebrate by pulling… Read More
2016-05-28 15:01
Dear Kid,
It’s Memorial Day weekend (more about that on Monday). On Memorial Day we focus on parades, hot dogs, those who have and do serve our country, and sleeping in (again, more ab… Read More
2016-05-27 10:38
Dear Kid,
You remember when the Puppy learned he was adopted? And couldn’t understand why he was adopted and you and Pi weren’t? Read about it here and here if you’ve forgo… Read More
2016-05-26 11:24
Dear Kid,
Puppy: What’s a shed?
Me: It’s a small building usually for storing things.
Puppy: Things like toys?
Me: I suppose you could store toys in a shed. Usually people put th… Read More
2016-05-25 10:39
Dear Kid,
It’s National Wine Day.
I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get here, and I – What? Not National Whine Day? Oh. Dang.
National Wine Day is (duh) a great… Read More
2016-05-24 11:12
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there was a blank page in the book of Greek mythology, so a story was written to fill it. This is that story.
As you probably guessed, it’s not a happy stor… Read More
2016-05-23 11:09
Dear Kid,
In honor of graduation (yep, it’s today), we search Pinterest (and by “we” I mean Pi) for inspiring graduation ideas.
She decided we would make chocolate Reese&rs&hell…Read More
2016-05-22 14:02
Dear Kid,
Last night we had dinner at Brown Dog Café (one word: de-li-shus) at their new location in Summit Park.
Being there raised questions about Summit Park which I was embarrassi… Read More
2016-05-21 11:39
Dear Kid,
Today is National Armed Forces Day. (It’s also National Waiters and Waitresses Day which I suppose in some instances is like being in battle, but since the worst that will ha… Read More
2016-05-20 10:32
Dear Kid,
The next kale has arrived. This is a good thing, because the last kale was, well, kale.
Just to be clear, kale is not a vegetable. Kale is a garnish that people discovered you coul… Read More
2016-05-19 11:28
Dear Kid,
There’s a fun infographic making the social media rounds showing how to say “Cheers” in 20 different languages. You can see it here.
This of course raises the que… Read More
2016-05-18 10:29
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, in a not-so-nice part of Greece (back in the time of Mythology), there lived a king named Sisyphus. By the sound of his name you might think that he was bullied a… Read More
2016-05-17 10:30
Dear Kid,
Have you heard the news about the bison?
For the first time EVER We, The People, have chosen a national mammal.
(Yes, the new mammal is the bison. Or buffalo if you prefer.)
Bison… Read More
2016-05-16 10:28
Dear Kid,
Last week Pi found out about the Mud, Guts, and Glory race. She felt it was too late to train for the competition, so she invited me to volunteer with her. Being the kind of… Read More
2016-05-15 15:50
Dear Kid,
Having trouble waking up this morning sufficiently to put together a few sentences. Yesterday was exhausting and I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow. (You have bee… Read More
2016-05-14 12:12
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there weren’t any roller coasters. This was sad because the amusement parks couldn’t charge billions of dollars for admission.
In the 18th century, th… Read More
2016-05-13 11:55
Dear Kid,
‘Tis the Season.
To graduate that is.
Fa la la la la la.
Graduations mark a transition, a time of going from one adventure to the next. From one kind of learning to the next… Read More
2016-05-12 11:28
Dear Kid,
It’s National Napping Day!
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
OK, it’s not. It’s Fatigue Syndrome Day.
Not Ch… Read More
2016-05-11 11:23
Dear Kid,
Have you ever found yourself in the mood to argue?
Sometimes we don’t even notice that we’re in the mood to argue until we find ourselves defending something we don&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-05-10 11:39
Dear Kid,
My body and I are arguing a lot these days.
Body: Let’s eat cake!
Me: No.
Body: Let’s eat cookies!
Me: No.
Body: Let’s eat chocolate!
Me: No.
Body: Remind me agai… Read More
2016-05-09 10:27
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, “the pill” didn’t exist.
Amazingly, pills existed but no one had thought to put “the” in front of them. So there were pills for this… Read More
2016-05-07 14:53
Dear Kid,
Good morning
Boker Tov
Safro Bricho
Bon Dia
Buenos Dias
Goedemorgen
Bonjour
Labrit
God Morgen
Dobroe Utro
Hey, it’s daylight again!
Coffee.
Woof (and tail wagging)
However yo… Read More
2016-05-06 11:13
Dear Kid,
My friend Sue was listening to Good Morning America the other day while she was doing things around the house. She was alone in the house and the show was keeping her (and the cats… Read More
2016-05-05 11:57
Dear Kid,
Have you ever noticed that we (and by “we” I mean people) tend toward different behavior in different situations?
I don’t mean that you behave differently at a Ka… Read More
2016-05-04 10:25
Dear Kid,
One of my phavorite phrases is “that is one possible interpretation.”
I was taught this phrase many, many moons ago and it has proved to be a very helpful saying.
For e… Read More
2016-05-03 10:40
Dear Kid,
Me: Come on you. Let’s get you brushed.
Puppy: I like being brushed.
Me: I know. Come on outside.
Puppy: This feels great.
Me: It might even feel better if you stopped squirm… Read More
2016-05-02 10:11
Dear Kid,
There are lots of different kinds of decisions. A friend of mine was telling about her son who generally makes good decisions, but doesn’t always get around to making those d… Read More
2016-05-01 16:00
Dear Kid,
It’s May 1 (Happy May!) which means it’s May Day, Save the Rhino Day, and Mother Goose Day.
We’ve talked about May Day (read about it here and here if you don&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-04-30 16:29
Dear Kid,
It’s April 30th.
Which means it’s National Hairstyle Appreciation Day. And National Honesty Day. And rainy and humid.
Which means if we’re really going to “… Read More
2016-04-29 12:01
Dear Kid,
Speaking of colossally bad ideas, my friend Sue pointed out our next contender in the Are You Kidding Me? category.
Naked Gardening Day.
It’s a thing. It’s a thing on t… Read More
2016-04-28 11:31
Dear Kid,
New ideas can be tricky.
Sometimes a new idea seems great from the very beginning.
Sometimes an idea starts out seeming like a bad idea but then turn out to be great once we get us… Read More
2016-04-27 10:35
Dear Kid,
There is a great deal, my darling, that you don’t know. Hopefully, none of those things show up on your final exams.
Because while you are super smart, you still have things… Read More
2016-04-26 10:35
Dear Kid,
There is a reason not one single solitary fragrance manufacturer has ever (emphasis on EVER) thought about introducing StinkyBoySweat as the Scent of the Season.
They’ve used… Read More
2016-04-25 10:36
Dear Kid,
One of the most important things about being a mom is being able to master The Mom Look.
The Look can convey a wide variety of instructions, emotions, judgments, and answers—… Read More
2016-04-24 14:44
Dear Kid,
I woke up with the Frog Song running through my head (frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere). It left lots of webbed footprints in my brain and I thought, “W… Read More
2016-04-23 14:11
Dear Kid,
So there we were, sitting at the table last night when you leaned over to whisper in my ear about biting your thumb at whatever was going on.
This was Most Excellent for a number o… Read More
2016-04-22 10:24
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Let’s play.
Me: Honey, I can’t.
Puppy: Come on, let’s play!
Me: Sweetie, I’m busy.
Puppy: Nonsense. “Busy” means typing on your computer… Read More
2016-04-21 11:24
Dear Kid,
Your signature is an important and valuable thing.
Not because you’ve starred in a blockbuster movie or because you’ve built the world largest house out of blocks or ev… Read More
2016-04-20 10:21
Dear Kid,
In the show Cabaret, there is a song called “Money.”
The theme song for The Apprentice was “For the Love of Money.”
And Pink Floyd has a song called &ldquo&hell…Read More
2016-04-19 13:22
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there was no such thing as macaroni and cheese. Hundreds of thousands of college students went hungry for lack of a blue box. Some of them ate ramen noodles. Most… Read More
2016-04-18 11:51
Dear Kid,
If you’d happened to be alive in 1775, and if you’d been paying attention to politics, and if you were in Boston hanging with your friends Adams and Hancock and company… Read More
2016-04-17 14:34
Dear Kid,
Snopes is a buzzkill.
Well, Snopes and reality combine for a buzzkill.
Not that I don’t appreciate knowing that I don’t have to rearrange my schedule to see the moon tu… Read More
2016-04-16 13:28
Dear Kid,
It turns out I was right. Or at least I wasn’t wrong. Most of the time I’ll settle for not being entirely wrong.
But there’s more to Going Beyond the Pale than I… Read More
2016-04-15 10:33
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, we used Cincinnati Bell as our cell phone carrier. Things weren’t perfect, but it was easy enough to call or walk in and have someone easily and immediately… Read More
2016-04-14 11:32
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time the Phrygians didn’t have a king. Very careless, forgetting where you put your king. So they did the only reasonable thing and consulted the Oracle at Telmis… Read More
2016-04-13 11:10
Dear Kid,
Week 3 is here. Sort of.
Dart Wars Week 3 and I don’t have much to report.
Week 2 included lots of crazy tweets and photos of puppies (don’t ask why Dart Wars included… Read More
2016-04-12 10:34
Dear Kid,
I can never go into my bedroom again.
Might be I can never even go into the house again, but we’ll have to see about that.
You know I have this thing about minding my own bus… Read More
2016-04-11 10:29
Dear Kid,
Guess what I did this past weekend? I went to a college rugby game.
I was (of course) there to see my favorite future athletic trainer work the game.
I particularly wanted to see s… Read More
2016-04-10 10:33
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time a friend of mine wrote a poem. I’m not sure what happened to her. We were friends BFB (Before FaceBook) and there are a LOT of people with her name floating… Read More
2016-04-09 10:40
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there were uncivilized people in the world.
No, wait, that’s now.
Once upon a time, there was the 14th century. I wasn’t alive then, but other people… Read More
2016-04-08 10:28
Dear Kid,
Today is Draw a Bird Day.
I don’t know why, but it is.
Rodney the Bird Outside Our Window offered to pose for a picture, but between my (lack of) artistic talent and his demo… Read More
2016-04-07 10:47
Dear Kid,
Did you know that Cincinnati is second in the nation in childhood poverty? And that two out of every three kids in poverty in Greater Cincinnati live in single female headed househ… Read More
2016-04-06 13:14
Dear Kid,
I love my children.
I love them even when they borrow my shoes without asking and then hoard said shoes in their room. (At least I know where to look for footwear.)
I love them eve… Read More
2016-04-05 10:33
Dear Kid,
For lunch the other day, Pi and I stopped at North Market in Columbus.
After we split a macaron as an appetizer (yes, dessert as an appetizer—it was delicious; don’t ju… Read More
2016-04-04 10:18
Dear Kid,
Welcome to Week 2 of Dart Wars.
As a reminder, Dart Wars is a Big Freakin’ Deal here. I know this because teenagers are actually using their cell phones to have conversations… Read More
2016-04-03 11:39
Dear Kid,
Apparently (and by “apparently” I mean “oops”) I published yesterday’s blog without the link to the French fry video, so here it is: click here for Fr… Read More
2016-04-02 11:41
Dear Kid,
It’s April!
Which of course means
Showers
Income Tax Day
Baseball
Patriots’ Day
Earth Day
April Fool’s Day
April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of… Read More
2016-04-01 11:48
Dear Kid,
Me: Coffee, I need coffee.
Puppy: Let’s go for a walk.
Me: It’s raining. You hate rain.
Puppy: Let’s go for a walk.
Me: I really, really need coffee.
Puppy: Let&r&hell…Read More
2016-03-31 10:36
Dear Kid,
Last night I decided to look at the comment spam on DearKidLoveMom.com.
I’m pretty good about emptying the spam folder, but nonetheless there were some pretty “interes… Read More
2016-03-30 11:30
Dear Kid,
Did you know that there is a national high five?
Yep.
Turns out, the state of Michigan is America’s High Five. It’s also the Mitten State, and not only because it&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-03-29 11:11
Dear Kid,
College is a time of change.
Life is a time of change, but college is a time of ultra-change.
Sometimes change can be exciting, a time of moving forward, tasting new experiences, r… Read More
2016-03-28 10:30
Dear Kid,
As I may have mentioned, it’s Spring. And with Spring comes tulips, and bunnies, and weeding, and Dart Wars.
Dart Wars originated in Ancient Greece when the students of Greek… Read More
2016-03-27 16:22
Dear Kid,
Today is National Pull Up Weeds Day. Actually, it isn’t, but that’s what Dad and I are going to spend a great deal of the day doing, so it might as well be. Since we ar… Read More
2016-03-26 15:48
Dear Kid,
March has me confused. What happened to Spring? Just yesterday it was warm enough to wear a T-shirt and today it is Winter degrees outside.
Therefore, I am doing the only reasonabl… Read More
2016-03-25 10:39
Dear Kid,
It’s Waffle Day!
In honor of Waffle Day, Pi and I had breakfast at Waffles Incaffeinated in Pittsburgh.
Let me sum up our experience by saying “YUM!”
I had the Me… Read More
2016-03-24 11:53
Dear Kid,
For lunch the other day, Pi and I stopped at North Market in Columbus.
After we split a macaron as an appetizer (yes, dessert as an appetizer—it was delicious; don’t ju… Read More
2016-03-23 10:19
Dear Kid,
Welcome to Spring.
Ha.
Yesterday in Pittsburgh I wore a T-shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a wool sweater, and my down jacket. And my Serious Mittens to clear the ice and snow off the c… Read More
2016-03-22 10:29
Dear Kid,
I’ve been thinking about college sports.
This should not particularly surprise you, since we are in the middle of March Madness (and by “middle” I mean the early… Read More
2016-03-21 10:38
Dear Kid,
Not everything on the internet is true.
(Shocking, I know. Take a minute to compose yourself if you need to.)
Sometimes there is even conflicting information on the internet. (I&rs&hell…Read More
2016-03-20 12:38
Dear Kid,
We’ve been in Pittsburgh for several hours now and I’m happy to report that I haven’t been mauled by raving Steeler fans. I haven’t even seen a Steeler fan… Read More
2016-03-19 10:15
Dear Kid,
As you know, I am a huge believer in keeping an open mind. I am also a huge believer in desserts. Combining the two (having an open mind about dessert options) is a sort of nirvana… Read More
2016-03-18 11:52
Dear Kid,
Happy Day After Oops! I Forgot It Was Saint Patrick’s Day and I Have To Go Change My Shirt Madness Day.
There were lots of reasons to have fun yesterday: Basketball, Shamrock… Read More
2016-03-17 10:39
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Mom. We need to talk.
Me: Please. Go right ahead.
Puppy: I need a pet.
Me: You what?
Puppy: I need a pet.
Me: You are a pet.
Puppy: Don’t be silly. I are a people… Read More
2016-03-16 10:26
Dear Kid,
Spring has arrived in Cincinnati. I know this because
It’s warm enough outside to go for a walk without a jacket
Stores are showing Spring clothes
The crocuses are out!
I lov… Read More
2016-03-15 10:34
Dear Kid,
March is National Nutrition Month. It is also National Frozen Food Month, National Peanut Month, and Red Cross Month, which makes me wonder who thinks of these things, because thes… Read More
2016-03-14 10:13
Dear Kid,
Once again, Monday has rolled around. Which means it’s time to dive into our normal Monday routines.
So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we ca… Read More
2016-03-13 15:17
Dear Kid,
Today. Is. The. Day.
I kid you not.
Today is the day I get the FAFSA filled out.
Seriously.
Yes, I know I’ve been saying that for the last four weeks, but Today. Is. The. Day… Read More
2016-03-12 17:25
Dear Kid,
It’s going to be one of those days.
Pi is working on her dress for tonight and the sewing machine decided to act up. (This will not surprise you since a) the sewing machine i… Read More
2016-03-11 11:20
Dear Kid,
Happy 11th!
The number 11 is very cool (not necessarily cooler than other numbers, but we’re not talking about other numbers today).
There are all sorts of interesting things… Read More
2016-03-10 11:31
Dear Kid,
I thought almond milk was a newfangled invention.
I thought wrong.
Almond milk has been around since the first rock fell on an almond. During the Middle Ages, almond milk was frequ… Read More
2016-03-09 12:27
Dear Kid,
Do you ever read Seth Godin’s blog? I don’t read it all the time (sorry Seth), but when I do read it, I tend to agree with him.
Earlier this week, Seth posted a blog o… Read More
2016-03-08 11:38
Dear Kid,
I remember reading somewhere that people spend their childhood trying to grow up to get to their 21st birthday and the rest of their lives trying to get back to being 21. It was pr… Read More
2016-03-07 15:13
Dear Kid,
By today’s standards, my little computer is ginormous. When I bought it, it was a cute little thing.
Today’s blog is being brought to you by a 4,000 year old computer… Read More
2016-03-06 14:44
Dear Kid,
That horrible, eardrum shattering, twisted metal, nails on a chalkboard screech you just heard was the world shuttering to a halt.
It is not a good day. Do not buy a Lottery ticket… Read More
2016-03-05 17:29
Dear Kid,
Seeing as how you live in (and go to school in) Ohio, it seems important that you know some of the more, um, interesting things about our state.
First (and possibly most impor… Read More
2016-03-04 11:28
Dear Kid,
We’re coming up on March Madness season, and I speak not of St. Pat, but of the basketball craziness.
Doubtless, there will be craziness on the 17th, but we’ll deal wit… Read More
2016-03-03 11:28
Dear Kid,
You are not going to believe what today is.
Happy If Your Pet Had Thumbs Day! (Seriously.)
I took a highly scientific poll to find out what people thought their pets would do if th… Read More
2016-03-02 13:13
Dear Kid,
Bob the Chipmunk (I named him) has been hibernating in our garage. Turns out our garage is an excellent place for hibernating (warm-ish, dry-ish, mostly predator-free, and you don… Read More
2016-03-01 11:38
Dear Kid,
Stop the Presses!!! My Friend the Internet let me down. Fortunately, My Uncle the Brilliant picked up the slack.
“Stop the Presses” is a phrase from back in the Dark Ag… Read More
2016-02-29 11:23
Dear Kid,
Every four years, something extraordinary happens. Something that makes us stop and take notice.
I speak, of course, of the Olympics.
Just kidding.
I’m talking about Leap Yea… Read More
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