Rocks, bottle caps, sports cards, shells, comic books, marbles, matchbox cars, coins, stamps, dolls, posters, buttons, pins, stickers, autographs, hats, post cards, model planes, butterflies, and so on.
Almost any item that isn’t nailed down or too heavy to lift is a candidate for collecting. Just about everyone, at some time in life, has collected something. […]
Rex, our contributor passed this along with a remark, “This one appears on the surface to be really, let’s say, dumb. But it turns out to be one of the very best in so many ways.” I agree. What do you think?
“OK, kids, follow me. Watch out for that obstacle, there. It’s just a little […]
When I drove up to the house, my children practically laid down in front of the car, blocking the entrance to the driveway. (I think they decided they have had enough, and didn’t want me around anymore.) Then I discovered they had covered the driveway with artwork using their “blackboard chalk on steroids,” chalk sometimes […]
When I was a small child, my parents discouraged me from entering their bedroom, unless it was absolutely necessary. I sensed necessary meant that, at a minimum, a nuclear strike had to be imminent. I was almost sure their attitude stemmed from fear that I might catch them watching cartoons. Of course, as I got […]
Oh yes you have! Suddenly, “Where’s Bobby?” You instantly realize that he is not where he is supposed to be-where you told him to stay! Little kids, and even older ones, just don’t behave like they used to. Has anyone noticed that?
Since corporeal punishment of children has departed the scene, parents are left with the […]
Today your children will learn mathematics, decision making, direction following, task distribution, and gratification delay. For 10 points, which activity will they be participating in?
A. First day in the Corporate World
B. First day in the Armed Services
C. First day at the University
D. Baking
If you chose A, B, or C, you might have been right, except […]
They are reproducing faster than rabbits. There are more than 500 million in the world, now. They began gradually, with one usually “tied-up” in the kitchen. Soon they were attached all over the house: master bedroom, living room, kitchen, and even bathrooms! Then they broke loose and became portable, roaming the house freely. Now they […]
When was the last time you and your kids rolled around on the floor together laughing yourselves silly? If you’re like me, it may have been a while! Sometimes I get caught up in household chores, give errands a priority or answer the phone when I know I should let it ring, instead of making […]
I don’t know how people raise daughters because I have 2 sons. In my in-sanest moments, I have thought about having a daughter and have entertained thoughts about rushing into Toys’Rus straight to the Barbie doll section. My preoccupation with daughters is short-lived. Then I become sane all over again ? I must be out […]
If the adage, “A place for everything and everything in its place” is such a time-honored proverb, why do so many people have closets, garages, attics, basements, and spare bedrooms full of things essentially not in their places? Is it because we were given only one place to put our things, so that when we […]