Celebrities Say Do NOT Vote for Things Good Parents Do for 2008 Weblog Awards????

Celebrities Say Do NOT Vote for Things Good Parents Do for 2008 Weblog Awards????

(DISCLAIMER 1: Okay, this post was a farce, a joke (some would say a joke gone wrong…). It was penned in the heat of “battle” for votes in the 2008 Weblog Awards. (This blog was nominated for Best Parenting Blog…whatever “Best” means  

Turns out it was my most read post ever…had over 500 reads [...]

January 8th, 2009 by jkochenburger 

(MORE) Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!

(MORE) Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!

(A standalone post, but best read AFTER Good Parents Make Their Kids Face the Fear! )
The wild beast shown above can and has sent Bryan Schultz, 36, into a panic. He is afraid of “any small, furry animal that gnaws on things.”
“Rabbits and squirrels are especially terrifying for me, but even non-rodentia, like ferrets, freak [...]

November 30th, 2008 by jkochenburger 

Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!

Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!

Peyton Pinkerton, 37, has been known to run out of malls, fairgrounds, and other places “on repeated occasions,” to flee the object of his personal phobia: clowns (Coulrophobia). Why, you ask?“I was yelled at by a birthday party clown when I was about 4 years old and have been absolutely terrified of them ever since. [...]

November 30th, 2008 by jkochenburger 

Gag-Proof Your Parenting Attitude! (Get the Funk Out Your Home!)

Gag-Proof Your Parenting Attitude! (Get the Funk Out Your Home!)

Gag reflex warning: Best read by those with a minimal gag reflex. The rest of you, please move to somewhere safe before reading and/or grab a brown paper bag,
Test 1: PUKE! Still okay? You passed.
Test 2: Video

Okay, you are good to go.
The Pool of Vomit That Swallowed the Smithsonian!
Well almost. This is a true [...]

October 29th, 2008 by jkochenburger 

Talula Does the Hula and More Great Names for Children (Families in the News, #8)

Talula Does the Hula and More Great Names for Children (Families in the News, #8)

(New Zealand) Some names are so weird they constitute child abuse, according to a court in New Zealand. The family court judge reached that conclusion after hearing evidence in the case of a girl named “Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii.” In a nutshell: The clueless parents were so resolute in keeping their daughter’s name [...]

October 16th, 2008 by jkochenburger