Recent content by Hank

My son isn't a jerk but for some reason he is the butt of everyone's joke and jabs. He comes home with a black eye or no shoes. We've been to the school many times but it doesn't seem to get any better. Honestly, I've thought about yanking him out of public school and putting him in a Christian...

It's not unusual these days. With the increase of the price of gas the buses are doing more and more routes in one. I wouldn't like it but I'd take my kids back and forth if they had a ride that long.

Divorce doesn't carry the stigma it did at one time. I don't think I would want to live with a secret like that. I agree with youngone that guilt would take a toll on you. Just make a clean break and start over.

I wouldn't have a problem with him rinsing dishes but I don't think an eight year old would have the motor skills to effectively clean the dishes. I used to help my mother by rinsing dishes and helping her to dry. She wouldn't let me do the knives though.

It has never worked for me and I don't like milk unless it's ice cold. I think any type of protein would work to help promote sleep. Turkey especially comes to mind. If I'm not mistaken it has a compound in it that makes you sleepy.

I try my best to go away from the scene and come back in a few minutes when I could get myself under control. It doesn't happen very often, but It's hard to control yourself sometimes. Usually when I've been scared by an eminent or impending threat to the child is when I'm most apt to lose my...

Honestly, the types of tattoo you have can make a difference in the jobs you will get. I hate to say it but what if your doctor had full sleeves of naked girls and symbols of things you didn't agree with? I wouldn't object if someone had tats they could cover with clothing but it wouldn't be...

I have no idea. This campaign, I feel like we have a choice between bad or worse. I have no confidence in either candidate or their handlers. I doesn't even occur to them that people aren't happy with the way things are going and neither one seems to have any different ideas. They all sound the...

Don't forget that it has to come from the mother's side of the family and is passed on to daughter's only. If a man is a twin or comes from a family who has a lot of twins it won't matter because the tendency to ovulate more than one ova at a time is up to the female, not the male.

I have to agree, there are a lot of things I don't tell my kids. They don't need to know about the family's fiscal state at this point, they also don't need to know what is going on with our marriage until it affects them. We try our best not to fight in front of them or discuss things between...

I was thinking about how hard of a time I had when I first lived away from my parents and in my own apartment. I had no earthly idea how to budget or what to do. I would pay all of my bills from one paycheck and then not have money to eat on for two weeks until I got paid again. It's not that I...

I play a lot of classic rock and they like it. Of course, they like some of today's music. Our son is actually embarrassed by some of the language on some of today's music.

I've already had this talk with my oldest. He knows we don't approve of having sex young and that we expect him to behave accordingly. But, I did show and tell about what and why too. I felt that in today's society, he would face so much peer pressure that he may slip. I'm a realist so I've...

I absolutely do not trust the rating system. I've seen some films that really push the envelope and are not suitable for viewing in my opinion. Of course, I'm sure the kids know more than I would wish for them to know already but it will not come from me.

Thanks guys. I'll be moving everything back this next weekend, but I've been going over in the evening and spending the evening with them and having dinner there. I leave when it's bedtime for the kids and I say good night to them. So far, so good.