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Thank a Veteran! by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm not feeling overly verbose today. Take a minute to pause and reflect on this Veteran's Day. If you're looking for ways to show some appreciation towards those who served, ... Read on »

Obesity in the Workplace: A Sarcastic Rant by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting These days, employers are starting to penalize their workers for lifestyle choices by charging higher health insurance premiums. Obesity seems to be the hot topic these days - ... Read on »

A Liberal Reading of the Constitution and a Can of Worms by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were having a discussion about public health care. Recalling a recent reading of certain sections of our Constitution, I argued that with ... Read on »

Potty Training by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Cooper's potty training is moving along. Though we haven't had any successful outcomes at home, we're told he's been going no. 1 regularly at school, and has even completed no ... Read on »

Time to Turn Away Some Readers by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I try to keep out of the business of pissing people off these days, but stumbled upon this interesting post on the Letters of Note Blog. This particular link was by Teller of ... Read on »

A Short Conversation by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The setting: Mom, Dad, and Cooper are on the way home from a dinner outing.Cooper: [Squealing and shouting playfully, yet obnoxiously, and interrupting mom and dad's conversat ... Read on »

A Game of Lawn Mower Chicken by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting mowing with Daddy Originally uploaded by Queen KandisAs you can see, I didn’t stand a chance. Toddlers are fearless. The memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think I “chic ... Read on »

Atheists Have No Morals by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The notion that atheists have no morals is intriguing, so as a loving husband, father, and atheist, I thought it might be interesting to address this rather sweeping indictmen ... Read on »

On the “Terlit” by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting We’ve recently begun getting Cooper acclimated to the toilet. The sessions haven’t yet yielded any results, but what’s surprised me most is how comfortable h ... Read on »

Waiting it Out by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Today, Cooper had a tantrum when we got home from daycare. He was ticked because a small, empty, water bottle that he was using to amuse himself in the car needed to be left i ... Read on »

Night-Night in the Big Boy Bed by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Cooper’s new roomOriginally uploaded by Queen KandisLast night, Cooper spent his first night in his first “real” bed, and he was a trooper. After a few cries ... Read on »

Mom Lays Down the Law by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The following conversation transpired between Mom and Cooper yesterday morning:Mom: Do you want to drink your juice?Cooper: [Grunts and begins to throw a typical two year-old ... Read on »

More Than Just “That Dude Who Takes Me Home” by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Typically, when I meet Cooper at day care in the afternoon, he begins to rattle off a number of nouns and verbs related to school and the world around him. He’s also qui ... Read on »

Boo-Dock: A Lesson in Cooper’s Language by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting What follows is a basic vocabulary that’s required to converse with Cooper at this stage in his development. If you should enter his territory during the day, this guide ... Read on »

Daily Kos: Timothy McVeigh, the Radical Right and Glenn Beck by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Daily Kos: Timothy McVeigh, the Radical Right and Glenn Beck.Political ideologies aside, this post raises a valid concern. Whether or not Beck’s metaphor was directly co ... Read on »

The Post You Don’t Want Your Co-Workers to See (But They Inevitably Will) by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It’s also the post you don’t want your son to read once he’s entered the workforce. Today, I got to work at 6:45 AM and dozed off at about 7:00 AM for a span ... Read on »

Writers Block, or the End of the Road? by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I’m not sure which it is. Though I should have a great deal to say, it seems as though there’s little to say. Tell me, moms and dads, how do draw inspiration for y ... Read on »

Elmo by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I dislike Elmo. I now understand the anti-Barney rage from the nineties. Thankfully, we’ve been able to limit Cooper’s exposure to the little red bastard to about ... Read on »

Deep in Thought by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting A toddler in the “terrible two” stage, on his or her worst day, is still a picnic when compared to an ass hole customer at a local convenience store.I say this as ... Read on »

Kudos to Some Kick Ass Aussies by Rob Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting There’s something inherently cool about Australians; it’s simply in their DNA. When a few Australian dudes get together and make a kids’ show that’s lo ... Read on »

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