In this week's show, tapping out. Giving your spouse the sign that you're officially toast, you're in the red, and you're stepping away from kid 1, or kid 2, or perhaps all the kids.
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#11: Please, Be Seated
It's been called the real game of thrones. It's highly dangerous. It involves bribery, pleading, and the quadrupling of your week's laundry.
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#10: The Dana Show
My eight-year-old son Dana guest hosts while we're on vacation. He talks about school, happiness, and a mysterious injury.
Read More#9: Thanks and No Thanks
If you're not with me, you're against me. It's about finding the people with good juju, who want good things for you and your family. And cutting loose everyone who doesn't.
Read More#8: Getting a Little Testy
This is a test. A test of your kid. An evaluation. Of them, and really, of you. As a parent. Are you doing your job?
Read More#7: Aircraft Equipped with Frustration Device
Hitting the road with the family. Voyages--some celebrated, others ill-fated. What it's like to travel with the T-Bird.
Read More#6: You're Both My Favorite
Fairness. Equality. No favorites. Quit comparing. I love you both the same. Even if our family isn't 100% typical. Even when it comes to Tess.
Read More#5: Shawarma and the Showdown
On this week's show, kids hafta eat. There are battles. Wars, even. And no one's getting mac and cheese. Especially not Tess.
Read More#4: Why Yes, Those Are My Glasses in the Microwave
On this week's show: kids and sleep. Sometimes they just don't mix. Especially with Tess.
Read More#3: Someone to Help Burn Down Your Backyard
This week's about Friends. Compadres. Having a go-to, a true blue. And Tess, who up until now has been a complete loner.
Read More#2: More Songs About Groceries and Pass Interference
Tess listens, with every ounce of her little five-year-old being. Is any of it getting through?
Read More#1: Escaping the Chunderdome
How it is with an ailing Tess. She's non-verbal, non-ambulatory, and sick as a dog.
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