There are things like “formal sitting rooms” or “heirloom furniture” that our parents were crazy and protective of that we don’t really give a flip about. There are things that we are protective of that our kids don’t care about. …

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Birthday parties.  We have all been through them, from the cute 1st year party that means adult drinks and hovering over a cake smashing kid (fun) to the house full of other peoples kids and the nefarious goodie bags.  As …

Show 54: Birthday parties, memory maker or chance to show off? Read more »

You know them.  They hover like the Seal Team 6,  swooping in for the swift run, shoving their progeny out of way and go in guns blazing to rectify whatever issue tweaks them.  They must protect the poor fragile children, who …

Show 52: Helicopter Parents, how to not get caught in the rotor wash Read more »

There comes a time when your wee offspring are too old for a babysitter.  You as parents agonize over leaving the kids unattended, even for a 30 minute trip to the store or for takeout.  You take the risk, it …

Show 51: Leave ’em alone. When adults flee! Read more »

Drinking adult beverages is something we excel in.  We love the beers and boozy drinks, wine and food pairings, and for a lot of us of a certain age, its the only sin we have left! But being a responsible …

Show 48: To Drink or Not To Drink Read more »

**Confession**  I screwed up.  I forgot to post.  The dog ate my reminder.  There was a rip in space-time continuum.  Life got in the way.  Here is the post that was supposed to run last week, but now runs this …

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Meet the Pilots.  Our better halves.  The beautiful ladies who did not run out of the wedding ceremony screaming.  The women who serve as our concience, our partners, and our loves.  Stephanie, Celeste, and Susan come for a 2 part …

Show 42: The Pilots Part 1. Meet the women who keep us straight. Read more »

Abbie Gale of the blog All That Makes You joins us this week for our 40th show!  Abbie is a writer, story weaver,  and blogger who lives life out loud. She graciously joined Tim, Jon, and Paul to talk this week …

Show 40: Be Careful What You Wish For, with Abbie Gale! Read more »

We all get to that point.  No amount of punishment, threats or actual, gets through to our progeny.  They continue on a path that we may not agree with, whether it is not performing well in school, or not following …

Show 39: Leverage, What to use when all the discipline runs out? Read more »

Cargo shorts.  Ugly perhaps, but quite functional.  Better than carrying a murse I say!  The Beer Dads were subjected to Paul ranting about cargo shorts/pants this week.  There were compelling arguments for all sorts of styles, cargo and plain, but …

Show 38: The Old Man and The Cargo Shorts Read more »