They shouldn’t be doing that. It’s annoying. It’s impolite. It’s inappropriate. They’ve got to get to school. They’re going to wake up their brother. They’re wasting water. They’re going to make everyone late. But you know what? Before you reprimand or correct, you should check the ratio. How many times have you already said that…
Look, it’s obviously neater and cleaner. It’s obviously quieter and calmer. It’ll help your property values. It will protect your stuff. It’s easier if your kids stay in their rooms…or at least if most of their stuff does. But just as we’re raising kids and not raising grass (as one of our most famous Daily Dad…
To you, it’s twinged with a little bit of dread. Or exhaustion. Or obligation. Or you just plain take it for granted. Because you’re tired. Because it’s your day-to-day reality. Because you’re just trying to survive. Because it’s really hard. Because you’re not thinking about what it would be like to not have these things or to not get…
Well, of course those parents can be at every field trip and attend every performance. Of course they can do pickup and dropoff. One of them is a full-time parent. Or they both work from home. Or make their own schedule. Or they don’t have to think about money. Or they don’t have, as Hamilton…
There are a lot of reasons why someone’s output might change. Why they might not spend as much time at the office. Why their priorities might shift. Why their fans might notice a difference. As we’ve talked about, filmmaker Cameron Crowe was recently asked by the New York Times why his latest projects haven’t been…
With the holiday season fast approaching, we’re sharing our go-to gift recommendations to help make holiday giving a little easier—and more meaningful. Below are some of our favorite books, keepsakes, and gifts that we ourselves (hey, Ryan and Sam here!) have given to family and friends. We’ve even included some books that you can give…
One of the things you have trouble adjusting to when you first have kids is the crying. Not just because it’s loud, but because it feels like you’re being stabbed in the heart. We are not meant, evolutionarily, to be good at ignoring crying babies—especially ones we are related to. It provokes us in a…
The surprising thing is how much it seems to surprise us—or sadly, how often it disappoints us. That our kids screwed up. That they didn’t listen. That they did that in public. That they tried to get away with something. Or, sometimes more simply, that they are capable of being that loud, that messy, that…
Kids are crazy, right? When they’re hungry, they are rude and difficult to manage. They are demanding and seem incapable, most of the time, of doing anything for themselves. They are totally ungrateful for what people do for them. In fact, a lot of the time they are completely unaware that anyone exists in the…
Of course, it was too good to be true. When University of Michigan professor Scott Hershovitz heard his young son screaming for a “philosopher,” he should have known something was off. “Hank, Hank!” Scott called out, “I am a philosopher—what do you need?” Hank, unimpressed, shot back, “You’re not a philosopher…there’s something stuck in my…
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