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The evolution of embarrassment: why parents embarrass their children

December 14, 2011

Welcome to this week’s WTF Wednesday where you ask questions and I don’t. Today’s question comes anonymously through the magic of the internet. Dear IBMP, Why do parents embarrass their children? We recently answered a question about why children feel the need to embarrass their parents. It seems it’s time to tackle the other […]

The IBMP Dictionary of Parenting Terms

December 11, 2011

I’ve been doing these Words of the Day for a long time now and, while there are only about 25 on this site at any one time, there are somewhere around 130 taking up valuable electrons on my computer. I’m nearly finished with the I’ve Become My Parents book and decided to put a glossary […]

Five secrets to talking to your date’s parents

December 7, 2011

Welcome to this week’s edition of WTF Wednesday where your questions are my reason to lie through my teeth. Today’s question comes to us anonymously via the IBMP search term referrals. Dear IBMP, What are some considerations when talking to parents? I’m forced to make some assumptions here. I’m going to assume, for example, that […]

We reveal why children like to embarrass their parents

November 29, 2011

Well, it’s that time again: WTF Wednesday, where your best questions meet my worst answers. Today’s question comes from Anna Nonamus (@AnnaNonamus). She runs a blog called Because You’re a Moron (I think she was talking about me but I can’t prove it). Anna asks: Dear IBMP, Why do kids have to be embarrassing ass#*&$@s in […]

I like your to-do list better than mine

November 29, 2011

Son, I found a To-Do list that you wrote today. I had no idea you were so organized! Sixteen things on it—that’s a lot for one day. I can totally understand how you’ve got no time for homework. I hope you don’t mind but I’ve taken the liberty of creating my own list to go […]

New batch of favorite tweets: the Not Quite Quotes Edition!

November 23, 2011

Happy Thursday! Here’s your latest batch of my favorite tweets from the past week. Enjoy! Freshness dated November 23, 2011 On random thoughts My latest business venture was a #fail. Turns out people don’t actually value bees knees that much after all. Dear Purina: My dog eats other dogs’ crap. Do you really think he […]