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Odd Couple with Vaginas

It’s weird having twins. They’re so different. It’s like my wife pooped out the Odd Couple, with vaginas. Or little baby versions of Jekyll & Hyde (only without the evil and murder – so far).

Jules is the shit talker. Yeah, i know she isn’t really saying any real words yet, but [...]

Pee and Nanobots

I am sometimes astounded at all the weird little changes that happen when you have kids. And they happen so slowly, our lives have changed and we didn’t even notice.

For example, all of our normal pens seem to have disappeared. Mysteriously. So this morning, we started out signing our 30 page-deep mortgage refinance papers with a [...]

ADHD Key to Energy Independence

I swear i’m raising that fast talking dude from the 90′s Micro Machines commercials. That’s what it’s like when you have a kid with ADHD.

My wife and i wanted to avoid labeling and medication. We delayed it as long as we could, but when it became clear that it affected her schoolwork, we had to give [...]

Vagina Dog Tags

“I feel like my vagina’s gonna fall off.”

That’s my wife, ladies and gentlemen. I married into the height of class.

So she’s been a hell of a lucky duck. She’s well into her 18th week with twins, and has totally skipped morning sickness. She’s skipped most of the usual symptoms. She hasn’t had any aversion to foods, [...]

Sports vs Debilitating Diseases

We had some excellent weather here last week. I got woken up at some ungodly hour on Sunday, something like 11am. ”Do you want to go outside and play catch or something?” she says. Ugh, my worst fears come back to haunt me.

You may not guess from my stunning humor or my sexy physique, but i [...]