Tag: parenting

Chop Wood, Carry Water

theincredidad August 9, 2020 0 Comments
“There’s a Zen saying that goes, “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” The point: Stay focused on the task at hand rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. “Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings “When will life get back to normal?”, “Everything is just so crazy now.” “Who knows what will happen?”, I don’t…
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He’ll Make A Great Lawyer Someday…

theincredidad February 1, 2020 0 Comments
Negotiating With A Terrorist Boy Wonder is one of the most stubborn people I have ever met. He inherits that shimmering quality from his dad…and his mom. Now imagine the warzone that our living room becomes when these three strong wills oppose each other; at bedtime, on a school night. It’s an unpleasant experience that usually ends in tears. Well it used to. Somewhere along the lines;…
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Superhero Training

theincredidad January 26, 2020 0 Comments
THE HIDDEN BENEFITS Real heroes don't get superpowers from a spider bite. Gamma rays don't turn scientists into jolly green giants. And super-men don't crash-land on our planet. It just doesn't happen in real life. Real superheroes have to train every day, in order to hone their skills. That's just another reason why Batman has always been my favorite hero. Super-heroism didn't happen to him, he…
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Coming Soon – Attack Of The Fifty Food Toddler

theincredidad January 18, 2020 0 Comments
Attack Of the Fifty-Foot Toddler! FADE IN: Cue Dramatic Overture INSERT - A revolving globe. When it stops revolving it turns briefly into a contour map of the United States, then into a flat map. Superimposed over this map are scenes of refugee parents fleeing from suburban houses by foot, car, and bicycle. NARRATOR (V.O.) Horror!Shock!Frenzy!Devastation! The images of map and refugees…
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Golden Aged Heroes

theincredidad January 12, 2020 1 Comments
I wish I could say that I was Boy Wonder's favorite superhero but I'm not. Like most people, he is a fan of the Golden Age of heroes. The OG's. The one's I steal all the gadgets in my utility belt from. On the West Coast he has the dynamic duo of IncrediPapa and IncrediGramma and GreatGrams. On the East Coast, he has Super Grammie, and two GreatGrands. IncrediMom and I are outnumbered! We never…
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Trials of Toilet Training

theincredidad December 19, 2019 1 Comments
Did you know that there are apps to help with potty training? Why the hell would anyone want that? Call me old fashioned, but I believe technology and the toilet are the farthest thing from peanut butter and chocolate. This sentiment goes double for any tech that is “smart” or “connected”. There’s a reason it’s called Twitter and not Shitter. Of course, I’m guilty of scrolling…
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Thanksgiving With A Toddler

theincredidad November 28, 2019 0 Comments
Today is the big kick off of the holiday season. For most of us, it will be the first inevitable family gathering of the season. Since this could set the tone for how public outings go for your toddler over the next month, it might be important to pull some tools out of your utility belt to help you both survive until the new year.  Spoken from childhood experience, Thanksgiving break is…
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One Of The Hardest Things About Being A Dad In 2019

theincredidad November 23, 2019 1 Comments
Hey there Incredidads. Maybe you haven’t noticed but I haven’t flipped on the IncrediSignal in a few weeks. I hope you haven’t noticed because that means, like me, you are trying to vanquish one of the vilest super-villains an IncrediDad can face; putting down the phone. In the Disney/Pixar film “The Incredibles”, the heroes face off against a villain named Screenslaver, who hypnotizes…
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T.V. Dads

theincredidad October 12, 2019 1 Comments
Can we all agree that t.v. dads are terrible fathers? These guys gave me the wrong idea about fatherhood from the very beginning. I had visions, trapped in the golden age of sitcoms, wrapped in a cardigan sweater, and aged in the homey aroma of pipe tobacco, that played out with me resembling a frighteningly Frankensteined combination of Mike Brady, Mr. Rogers, Ward Cleaver, and Mr. Feeney. I…
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From Gotham to Green Acres

theincredidad September 22, 2019 0 Comments
If you haven’t heard about Friday’s Global Climate Strike, let me get you up to speed IncrediReader. “The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. See if they could work together when we needed them to to fight the battles we never could.”Oh, that was The Avengers? Well read on anyways and then we’ll talk about how the friendly…
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