David started school today. Yep. you read it right, and it wasn’t home school. He was accepted yesterday into a day program in the city near where our home is. actually, it is about 50 miles from here. So far so good, had a solid first day. How long will the honeymoon last? Don’t know, but we will enjoy it while it lasts. Tweet #fighting4answrs
Dear Mr. Dad: School just started this week and already, our 10-year old son’s backpack is so heavy he can hardly lift it. I see a lot of other kids with wheely packs—should we get one for him? A: Overloaded backpacks are responsible for an increasing amount of pain, injuries, and emergency room visits. National […] Armin Brott Dad of three, best-selling author, speaker, nationally syndicated columnist and radio host, Marine Corps vet, spokesperson, and, generally speaking, a pretty nice guy. Website: http://www.dadsoup.com Twitter: mrdad Tweet #fighting4answrs
Maybe my stint in the Marine Corps has warped my perspective on what constitutes bad language. But I found the story of an Oklahoma high-school valedictorian whose diploma was withheld by the school principal because the girl “cursed” absolutely outrageous. Kaitlin Nootbaar, 18, was giving a speech to the Prague, OK, high school class of 2012 and talked about the difficulty she was having setting on a career choice. “How the hell do I know? I’ve changed my mind so many time,” she said. According to her father, Kaitlin(who graduated with a 4.0 average) was referencing the book, Eclipse–volume three in The Twilight Saga series. In the movie, there’s a scene that takes place at a high school graduation, and one of the characters–also talking about career choices says this: “When we were five, they asked us what we we, theranted to be when we grew up. Our answers were