Parenthood is a wild ride. One minute, you’re young, carefree, and sleeping through the night, and the next, you’re calibrating your entire life around nap schedules, diaper blowouts, and car seat tantrums. We were living this reality firsthand with our newborn daughter and potty-training toddler. Both sets of our families lived three hours away—far enough…More
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The School Pickup Poopocalypse 🚗💩
Let me set the scene: It’s a typical afternoon in the school pickup line. We’re parked, bumper to bumper, about ten minutes before dismissal. Cars are stacked behind us, no room to maneuver. In the back seat, my five-year-old, Oliver, is blissfully absorbed in a game on his tablet. Oliver: “I need to poop.” Me:…More
My Birthday Blowout 🎂 💩(Literally)
My Birthday Blowout Birthdays are supposed to be special. A day of celebration, of cake, of guilt-free indulgence. But as a father of three, with a wife and a dog, I should’ve known better than to expect a day off. What I didn’t expect, however, was a full-blown household-wide diarrhea apocalypse. The day started before…More