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Kids totally have it better today and I can prove it

July 10, 2012

OK, son, let’s talk about how much the world has progressed since I was your age. You hear a lot of parents whining about how they used to walk 10 miles in the snow to school, or how our televisions used to take up a third of the living room even though the screens were […]

When good baths go bad

July 4, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where answers are half-baked and fully microwavable. Sometimes here at advice central we get questions that make us a bit uncomfortable. I know they can be hard questions to ask, too. But this is the Internet. It’s a safe place—a place where nobody laughs at or judges […]

Why your son doesn’t care if he has clean clothes

June 27, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday, where we won’t rest until we get tired. Today’s question comes via the magic of Twitter and is from Cindy Dwyer (@CindyDwyerWords), owner of the blog A Reason to Write. Cindy writes: Dear IBMP, If my son never puts his socks in the hamper, am I responsible […]

Barmy’s bountiful bag of bad advice for writers

June 25, 2012

Nice alliteration, eh? Always use alliterations in your title; people totally dig that. It’s strange how so many otherwise excellent writers mess that up. I’m certain that Stephen King would have finally sold some books if he had just called it “Carrie Kills like Crazy”. Instead, the guy’s barely made a living. Now, as regular […]

I used to be skinny: An encore post.

June 19, 2012

I did this cartoon today and thought it would go well with one of my favorite posts from about a year ago. So just for fun, here’s the slightly revised post called I used to be skinny, too. ——– Son, I used to be skinny. No, really, I did. You’re going to […]

What families can learn from the 2012 Olympics…sort of.

June 13, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday where we are the leading experts on our own opinion. This week’s question comes via Twitter from Gina Valley, whose blog usually makes me laugh but today made me cry. Gina writes: Dear IBMP, What can we as a family learn from the Olympic Games? Well isn’t […]