Things Good Parents Do: Reader Favorites of 2008 (part 1)
(The Kochenburger fam relaxing at home in 2008…)
Things Good Parents Do, is a tongue-in-cheek (sometimes downright cheeky!) blog that added a little rascally wit and “wisdom” (HA!) into the parenting scene. I have enjoyed writing Things Good Parents Do, and our readership has grown–wildly of late! Though there are MANY outstanding parenting, dad, and [...]
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 [...]
"A Dog + a Little Girl + An Automatic Car Window = Family Nightmare" Or "What You Gonna Do When Life Poops on You?"
It was an ordinary day. We had no reason to think it would spiral into a nightmare for my 8-year-old daughter, Kristin–and for our chronically shabby, ungroomed schnauzer named Frosty (Frosty’s a she by the way).
The family was packed into the Blazer, making a rare trip to Frosty’s groomer. Lined up on the backseat are [...]
Family Time or Family Crime? What’s Your Legacy?
I am a big fan of parents making sure they pass on to their children solid life skills and an honorable legacy. Good stuff.
But what about when one’s life skill and legacy is…um…crime? (And one is not very good at it–cause one is caught, convicted and sentenced?) Turns out that gets passed down too.
A recent [...]