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A fresh batch of favorite funny tweets
If you do the Twitter thing, you know that any given tweet lasts about 10 seconds before it disappears into the ether like a Jennifer Lopez movie. Every once in a while I gather up a bunch of tweets and give them a second life here on the blog because I just can’t bear to […]
Posted in: Tweets
Setting the right example for your children: a Rootstock & Rootstock cartoon
September 15, 2012
Hi there. Some of you may remember that about a month ago I asked readers to toss out some different scenarios that could make funny cartoons and promised to ask my 11 year-old son, Cheeky, to come up with funny captions or speech bubble quotes. The first one was part of the link above; the […]
Posted in: Cartoons, I've become my parents
Why your child looks at you like you’re an alien
September 12, 2012
Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where it’s Christmas all year round, but Santa’s on leave, so don’t get all excited. This week’s question was asked in person with a request for anonymity. Personally, I think the bag over her head was a bit dramatic, but I don’t judge. Although it did kind […]
Posted in: Advice (bad), Cartoons
How to decide whether to tell your parents you’re going through puberty
September 5, 2012
Well, hi there, and welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where the advice is free but the cost of following it is enormous. As many of you know, every Wednesday we take a break from the regular bloggishness and do an online advice spoof (sorry if you thought it was real all this […]
Posted in: Advice (bad), Cartoons
Being the person I want my son to become
September 3, 2012
OK, son, as you know, much of this blog is about me trying to keep you from becoming me. One might try and accuse me of just trying to make my own life easier by keeping you from terrorizing me the way I terrorized my parents. That may be the case for other bloggers, but […]
Posted in: Cartoons, Things you should know
Learn to guilt trip your kids like the masters
August 28, 2012
Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where we answer the questions the other guys won’t touch. That is probably why they have big sponsorship deals and guest appearances on Oprah and I’m still working my day job and wearing last week’s underwear. I’m starting to rethink my business model. It was […]
Posted in: Advice (bad), Cartoons
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I've become my parents 
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