2016-02-28 22:32
Dear Kid,
Here are the 27 reasons there wasn’t a post on DearKidLoveMom.com today.
1. I didn’t wake up in time.
2. I’m still asleep.
3. There wasn’t enough coffee in… Read More
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An Ongoing Discussion with the Kid in College
2016-02-27 13:47
Dear Kid,
Dad has decided to tap the maple grove. The maple grove in our front yard consisting of exactly one youngish tree.
Dad: Do you know what a spile is?
Me: Yes.
Dad: You do?
Me: Of co… Read More
2016-02-26 11:26
Dear Kid,
I’m done with winter.
I know it’s still February. I know winter goes through March (no matter what Phil predicts).
But regardless of what the calendar or the prognostic… Read More
2016-02-25 11:20
Dear Kid,
There are days when I feel young and full of energy.
Then there are days when I feel more like this
Guess which today is….
Love, Mom Read More
2016-02-24 11:55
Dear Kid,
Waaaay back, before Pandora was a music station, even before Pandora was jewelry, she was a box. More accurately she was a myth. Even more accurately she was a Miss in a myth with… Read More
2016-02-23 11:34
Dear Kid,
I was a slug on Sunday.
In the past, I would have just assumed I was a slug. Now I have proof positive.
My Fitbit (which I love) made it perfectly clear. It seems I pretty much for… Read More
2016-02-22 11:42
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Mom!
Me: Yes, baby?
Puppy: I don’t think you’re paying attention.
Me: Just so I’m clear, paying attention to who?
Puppy: Not a who, a what.
Me: And what is… Read More
2016-02-21 17:24
Dear Kid,
What a difference a year makes.
Last year (as you may recall) I went to Las Vegas for a conference and got stuck due to charmingly lovely weather. Read about it here and here… Read More
2016-02-20 14:00
Dear Kid,
Puppy: Mom.
Me: Mmm?
Puppy: Mom!
Me: What honey?
Puppy: That’s a commercial on TV, right?
Me: Yes.
Puppy: And commercials are to sell things, right?
Pi: I sense a trap.
Me: G… Read More
2016-02-19 11:11
Dear Kid,
Turns out technology and food are inexorably linked.
Have I told you about my superpower? Actually, I have several, but the one I’m talking about right now is the Ability to… Read More
2016-02-18 11:18
Dear Kid,
Sometimes I worry that you don’t speak another language. Today, I am going to teach you how to speak and interpret Standard Restaurant Arrival Banter. Or possibly Sub-Standar… Read More
2016-02-17 11:23
Dear Kid,
There is more news olds about laundry than I could fit in yesterday’s letter. Here is Part Next, which is (obviously) critical to your life, laundry, and general well-be… Read More
2016-02-16 12:05
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there were no washing machines. It was a dark time in history since everything had to go to the dry cleaners.
Just kidding. It was dark because everything was dir… Read More
2016-02-15 11:59
Dear Kid,
Welcome to Part Two of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Here’s Part One.
But if you don’t feel like reading the brilliance that is Part One, I shall recap: Jason and his he… Read More
2016-02-14 13:54
Dear Kid,
Gold was a big deal back in ancient Greece. (Technically, gold has been a big deal everywhere at every time, but right now we’re talking ancient Greece.) Remember King Midas… Read More
2016-02-13 12:24
Dear Kid,
On my way to Florida this morning. I’m about to be in sunshine and oranges and mouse ears and this makes me very happy indeed.
Attention Burglars: The rest of the clan, inclu… Read More
2016-02-12 11:44
Dear Kid,
There are lots of ways to teach something.
For example, you can demonstrate. Or you can explain. Or you can illustrate.
Sometimes, nothing works quite as well as a paw on a tush.
L… Read More
2016-02-11 11:46
Dear Kid,
ODE TO THE INTERNETOn a painfully slow day
I sit and wait for you to load
You’re not as fast as I was told
The time it takes is gone for good
Come on! This is my livelihood!… Read More
2016-02-10 11:24
Dear Kid,
Now that you know how to deliver The Silent Treatment (read about the silent treatment here), you should know that it sometimes often generally doesn’t work. At least not the… Read More
2016-02-09 11:26
Dear Kid,
How to use The Silent Treatment effectively:
When you’re 3 years old: Take a big gulp of air and hold your breath. Burp. Explain your burp in great detail while you laugh hys… Read More
2016-02-08 11:32
Dear Kid,
Is it me, or are football players getting bigger? I turned to My Friend the Internet for information.
After much scientific analysis, data regression, and an apple, I concluded tha… Read More
2016-02-07 12:06
Dear Kid,
It’s Super Bowl Sunday (which is almost as good as Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day but with better TV coverage). Not only are the traditional bets in play (who will win, who… Read More
2016-02-06 12:50
Dear Kid,
STOP EVERYTHING!!
It’s Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (I did not make this up). Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day was invented sometime in the 1960s in Rochester, NY (because… Read More
2016-02-05 11:30
Dear Kid,
Mom is cooking. And she’s not sharing.
Even though I’ve asked very nicely.
I think her exact words were, “Puppy, go write to the Kid about it because you are not… Read More
2016-02-04 11:33
Dear Kid,
When I was in 5th grade, my best friend Judy T. and I would stay up all night painting our nails. We stayed up all night because A) that’s what 5th grade girls do and B) our… Read More
2016-02-03 11:41
Dear Kid,
Yesterday, Punxsutawney Phil was ceremoniously yanked out of a sound slumber to prognosticate the timing of spring.
Without coffee.
Seriously? How can anyone be expected to think t… Read More
2016-02-02 11:35
Dear Kid,
As you may be aware, college is expensive. Not expensive like “Oh, look! The price of gas at this station is 5 cents more than across the street!” No, expensive as in … Read More
2016-02-01 11:37
Dear Kid,
There are many things I’m good at. There are even more things I’m not terrible at.
Opening bottles of sparkling water doesn’t fall into either of those categories… Read More
2016-01-31 14:49
Dear Kid,
Most of my friends are a little crazy. Generally they are crazy in a good sort of way, so we have reciprocal wackiness.
You know, just a little on the What? side of things.
Bu… Read More
2016-01-30 16:04
Dear Kid,
The Hippos Are Coming! The Hippos Are Coming!
And as far as I can tell, there won’t be any tutus involved (extra points if you get the reference–extra, extra points if… Read More
2016-01-29 11:11
Dear Kid,
We seem to be having a small problem.
Someone (or something) seems to be causing a disturbance in the Force. Maybe a better way to say it is that a force is causing a disturbance… Read More
2016-01-28 11:36
Dear Kid,
I’ve finally figured out the problem with Life, the Universe, and Everything (extra points if you get the reference).
The problem is that the Way I Want the World To Be is no… Read More
2016-01-27 11:29
Dear Kid,
I love my phone. Even with the huge spider-web of cracks, it’s purple and it lets me text and make calls.
But that’s not what I wanted to tell you about.
Last night I w… Read More
2016-01-26 11:31
Dear Kid,
Me: Do you have any homework?
Pi: Mom, I’m a second semester senior.
Me: Don’t say that!
Pi: What? That I’m a second semester senior?
Me: Exactly. Don’t say… Read More
2016-01-25 11:20
Dear Kid,
I love the Huffington Post. They generally have all kinds of great stuff—interesting, well-written, factual, fun.
But the latest article about coffee (click here to read it)… Read More
2016-01-24 15:36
Dear Kid,
You look marvelous!
You’re so nice!
What a great pair of shoes.
In case you didn’t know, it’s Compliment Day.
Which is a good excuse for you to call your mother a… Read More
2016-01-23 13:43
Dear Kid,
Winter is Coming Here.
There was a lot of snowcraze in the forecast, and our office closed at 3pm yesterday so that people could get home before things got really bad.
That worked… Read More
2016-01-22 11:38
Dear Kid,
The weather forecasters are predicting snow.
A lot of snow. Many airlines canceled flights more than 24 hours in advance of possible white stuff. (Yes, ridiculous.)
People are rush… Read More
2016-01-21 11:38
Dear Kid,
Puppy: You’re taking a long time.
Me: I know. You just have to wait.
Puppy: You said we were going for a walk!
Me: And we are.
Puppy: When??!!!
Me: It’s cold out. I jus… Read More
2016-01-20 11:26
Dear Kid,
Have I told you how much I love my Fitbit?
Not only is it purple (win!), and data-ful (win!), and mine (win! win!), it has encouraged me to make some small but important changes in… Read More
2016-01-19 11:29
Dear Kid,
This morning I woke up waaaay before my alarm thought I needed to.
My typical MO (modus operandi) when I wake up early is to do the only rational thing and close my eyes and go bac… Read More
2016-01-18 11:37
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time there was no such thing as Jenga (or any of the knock-off versions).
Then Leslie Scott invented it and brought “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-01-17 17:59
Dear Kid,
Well, the To Do is still staring me in the face and the elves haven’t shown up to help get any of the work done. One of these days I am going to find good, hardworking, loyal… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, I’m so proud to be from Cincinnati. And a Cincinnati Bengals fan. Sigh. I’m still a fan of the Bengals. But the whole professional behavior thing has to be addressed. C… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, It snowed last night! After a winter masquerading as A Week in the Tropics, it actually snowed! There is something wonderful about waking up to the first snow of winter. Especially… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, Speaking of technology (and that’s what I was talking about yesterday), things have now gotten completely out of hand. Science (I like thinking about the entire field as a si… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, Once again it is Taking You Back To School Day, and once again I am conflicted. Most of me is so proud of everything you’re doing in college. You are turning out to be an inc… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, I woke up in the middle of the night concerned that you are might not know the meaning of the phrase “To hoist with one’s own petard.” This is bad for several rea… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, You might think it is a simple matter to remove nail polish. A task that can be accomplished in a mere minute or two. As accurate as that thought might be, it is also (and simultan… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, The world has now officially come to the end of its technological rationality. Many people think that happened a long time ago, but I can now officially (and by “officially&r&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, It’s a weird thing with technology. Size matters. From the deep scientific study I’ve conducted, it seems that when a new technology is introduced it is medium sized. T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, To the driver who drove flew by me on this highway today: You must be incredibly important to be going so fast. I’m not exactly going below the speed limit, yet you were a me… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, It’s Saturday. It should be a day of rest and relaxation and other fun “r” words. But as I look at my To Do List (note that it doesn’t start with an “… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, It’s time to take a stand against fashion. Do […] Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, With the new year (you remember that we’re in 2016, right?) comes the traditional March of the New Year Trends. Specifically, resolutions, people flocking to the gym, the lau… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, After the hilarity of yesterday (hope you had […] Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, Last night was a wonderful night. Not only did we go see Holiday in Lights in Sharon Woods (right before it closed for the season), we finally got to see the Minion Movie. (Yes, yo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, Not to worry. Yes, we got 7 ½ inches of snow […] Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, There is a sleeping puppy on my lap, and I am typing this one-handed. It’s been a long time since the baby climbed up, turned around, and settled in for a long winter’s… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, It’s the time of year when professors collabo […] Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, You may have noticed a wee bit of sarcasm in yesterday’s blog about New Year’s Resolutions and the best way to go about keeping them. You may also have noticed a wee bi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear Kid, You may not have heard, but January is National Oatmeal Month. Which means it is time for breakfast and to learn interesting facts about oatmeal. (Thanks to the Whole Grain Council… Read More
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