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Should Breastfeeding Videos Be Banned By YouTube?

Breastfeeding is a natural and very exciting thing for a dad to witness. As we have written before, although it may seem like an erotic peepshow jackpot for predads thinking they will get to ogle their wives’ monster jugs every few hours, they will quickly realize that it is sadly, not the case.

But is breastfeeding obscene? Apparently Facebook thought so. They banned pictures of breastfeeding on their site. Then when a video montage of women breastfeeding was put together by a mom in protest and published on YouTube, they banned it too. Read the rest of this entry »

Laptops for Kids. Two Computers for $399.

Kids love computers…and understandably so…they love them for the same reasons you do - they’re shiny, makes funny noises, have lots of blinking lights and let them do all kinds of cool things. If the computer hasn’t become central to your kids’ lives yet, it will soon.

And therein lies a dilemma for you:

You know that computers and kids can be a great combination. They can help make learning fun, encourage self-expression, facilitate problem solving and over a lifetime help overcome barriers to entry into the global workforce. You also know that any delicate (and often temperamental) technology and kids can be a recipe for disaster or at least an expensive service call to Geek Squad.

Computers - especially laptops - were not designed with kids in mind. You don’t want sticky hands all over your nice glossy 15.4 screen and unless you own a Panasonic Toughbook, you’re pretty sure it won’t fare well in an “unplanned drop test.”

So what to do? You either designate an older machine as theirs, hope for the best and patch it back together after an “incident” or nervously hover over yours like a news chopper over a high-speed chase - where it goes you go. Bummer that nobody makes a “kidputer.”

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What You Should Know About Taking Temps Rectally

Guys, there will come a time when your little dude or
dudette gets sick. Most likely, you will need to call the pediatrician
and they will no doubt ask you the question that may lead to a very
uncomfortable procedure. Your pediatrician will probably ask what your
kid's temperature is. But don't think you can stick that thermometer
under your kid's tongue, you need to start concentrating on sticking
that thing somewhere else. Because when the doctor asks for a
temperature, they mean a temperature from your kids poop hole.

Yes.
Rectal temperature readings are the most accurate way to take your
kid's temperature. Here's what you need to know about taking your kid's
temp rectally:
 

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Baby Murphy’s Law: A Curse On Your House

Murphy's Law: Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong.

There are many things that parents go through every day. Some of these
things are glorious: like a hug from your son or a smile from your
daughter. But some of these things are not so cheery. Sometimes, things
happen to you that you swear is the result of some higher power paying
you back for doing something really bad in a past life.

I call it "Baby Murphy's Law" and it can take any form. Baby Murphy's
Law events can be small and festering (like a wart) or they can be a
big deal—something that could very well put you over the edge of
sanity.
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Inside Jokes: When Only Your Family is Laughing

As your kids get older, you will find that you accumulate habits that you only perform in the company of your family. These include but are not limited to songs you made up, nicknames, embarrassing stories, funny jokes and interpretive dances. Believe it or not, these are important family bonding exercises, especially the ones that everyone in the family knows.

I have several nicknames for my wife. I have called her some of these since we were dating. Very few people know them however my daughter caught on to a couple of them when she was 2. It was hilarious to hear her refer to her mother as no-i-am-not-telling-you-the-name-she-will-kill-me. The best part was that she knows that it is not something that anyone else calls her mother. She giggles every time she says it, and she even knows that it is funnier if she does not do it all the time.

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Noodad on Boston Herald Site

Rochelle Stewart of the Boston Herald did a micro-feature on us on the online living blog.

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