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Purgatory in a picnic basket
It’s 2012 and you know what that means: yup, it’s the end of the world. Well, that’s what the Mayans said. OK, they didn’t say that, they just ran out of paper and had to stop their calendar at 2012. Other, weirder people said it’s the end of the world, and there […]
Posted in: I've become my parents, Things you should know
Fun things to do with annoying kids
May 2, 2012
Welcome to another installment of WTF Wednesday, where we help you turn your problems into other people’s problems. Either way, it’s job security for me. Today’s question comes forwarded anonymously from one of the search engines. The advice-seeker asks, Dear IBMP, What are fun things to do with annoying kids? Now that’s the […]
Posted in: Advice (bad)
A parent’s guide to dealing with your child’s first boyfriend or girlfriend
April 25, 2012
Welcome to this edition of WTF Wednesday, where the advice flows unhindered by voice of reason and sensibility. This week’s question comes from Sarah Minor via Facebook. Sarah writes, Dear IBMP, How do you deal with a first girlfriend/boyfriend and are your techniques for dealing with them different if you have a boy […]
Posted in: Advice (bad), Things you should know
Picking a name for your child’s private parts
April 17, 2012
Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where we have a court injunction against practicing what we preach. Today’s question comes from Mikaela Wire via Facebook. She writes: Dear IBMP, Should you tell your small children the real names for their private bits or is it best to stick with things like pee pee […]
Posted in: Advice (bad)
New favorite tweets from I’ve Become My Parents!
April 15, 2012
It’s time once again to round up some of the favorite tweets from the @IBecameMyDad Twitter feed from the last few weeks. I was super honored last week to be listed as one of the 9 hilarious Twitter accounts every parent should follow on the Dadcamp blog at Babble.com. How cool is that? If you’ve chosen to do […]
Posted in: Tweets
Making the Internet a better place one bad answer at a time
April 11, 2012
Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, playing a soothing blend of today’s best bad advice and yesterday’s favorite crappy suggestions. Here at Advice Central, we get a lot of questions via Twitter, the blog’s comment section, email, and the occasional carrier pigeon. (Thanks for all the pigeons, by the way, they’re […]
Posted in: Advice (bad)
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