The Wisdom of Hunter & Reed: kids

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Hunter and I went down to the Ramapo River tonight. Always interested to see how high it gets after some rain. Also down by the river the choruses of tree frogs were unmissable.

Started throwing rocks in the river...found a flat one and skipped it almost across.

"How'd you do that, Dad?"

I haven't taught my kids to skip stones. There is a worthy mission for the summer.

We found a few more rocks. I talked to stance, how to grip the stone, the angle you throw the stone, etc.

Nothing skipped tonight but we'll be back.

--Daddy

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Santa will be with us another year....at least

Reed has been asking for a 2nd dog for several Christmases now. This year was no exception.

This year he also began hinting that since I don't want another dog and he never gets a dog that maybe Santa is not real and "Mom and Dad" are really Santa.

A bit of a bummer thinking that Santa could be forgotten after this year. Maybe putting Santa behind you is one of the stages of growing up in middle class America.

A few times in the last few weeks before Christmas, Reed would muse aloud about how he couldn't get another dog for Christmas and I didn't want another dog. Interesting coincidence...

Santa doesn't bring animals, I'd say. Only inanimate objects. Reed would then cite references --friends who received pets from Santa.

On Christmas eve as we were headed to bed Reed's eyes suddenly wend wide with panic,

" Dad, we forgot to leave out cookies and milk for Santa!"

"No problem, I got it."

Reed, as I headed down the stairs, "Don't forget carrots for the reindeer too."

"OK!"

I smiled and put out the plate.

--Dad
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