Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jan 20, 2006, Beth’s age: 8 Beth and I were leaving Tae Kwon Do and I heard the sound of sudden submersion behind me. I looked back and saw Beth up to her shins in water. (Defensively) “Dad, [...]
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D – 7 (Stitches)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jul 10, 2005, Beth’s age: 7 (almost Last week we had a little problem getting Beth ready in the morning. Gaping, bleeding wounds will do that to you. She was feeling playful and decided to hide under her [...]
D – 8 (It was a day like any other day, until I decided it wasn’t)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: May 10, 2005, Beth’s age: 7 I was at work and struck by the hour: noon already? On a whim I begged off early, promising to make up the time later (a line borrowed from the procrastinator’s creed). [...]
D – 9 (The first ride)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jan 20, 2005, Beth’s age: 7 It started innocently. “Beth, I’m not sure you should ride your bike until I can tighten those training wheels, unless of course you want me to take them off?” “Alright dad, take [...]
D – 10 (Grammar school politics)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Oct 26, 2004, Beth’s age: 7 In the south… I have it on good authority that if John Kerry is elected president, kids will have to go to school on Saturdays and Sundays, and they will only have [...]
D – 11 (This is the first day of the rest of second grade)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Aug 3, 2004, Beth’s age: 7 Beth is a tough nut to crack, but she’s even harder to read. The lead into the new school year had all the emotion of a new pair of socks. (What do [...]
D – 12 (What do you fear?)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Jun 18, 2004, Beth’s age: 6 (almost 7) Death? Taxes? The Yankees wining another World Series? A six year old child with an attention deficit, a pinch of hyperactivity, and a bow and arrow? Yes, Beth had a [...]
D – 13 (No)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Apr 6, 2004, Beth’s age: 6 Recently my daughter told me I say “no” too much. I told her there was a simple solution to her problem: she should ask questions she thinks might have a different answer.
D – 14 (Labels)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Feb 16, 2004, Beth’s age: 6 Last year our daughter’s school suggested testing for intelligence. They offered to test her to determine if it would be appropriate to place her in the Gifted Program. Cheryl was all for [...]
D – 15 (This is a test)
Counting down the days until Beth’s thirteenth birthday with a few reposts from the archives. Originally posted: Nov 4, 2003, Beth’s age: 6 Did you know that doctors will prescribe medication for something other than it’s originally intended purpose? An example is the hypertension drug minoxidil. People taking minoxidil many years ago may have noticed [...]
