A Dude's Guide. . . to everything

Dude! “You Got In”

One of my children has been at private school for some learning abilities. We are going to mainstream him with the other three next year. We chose to tell him that we wanted to put him in school with the other three and he got excited about it. HOWEVER, he did not test as well as we thought he would and thought that he was NOT going to get in… We have had a ton of angst about it. How were we going to tell him? What was he going to think of himself? Was our level of expectations on target for him?

Great news today, he was accepted.

However, we messed up. We should not have told him as much about what was going on (testing, interviews, evaluations, etc.) and not built his hopes up. It worked out for us, but we should have done things differently.

Dude! I was sweating that one…

The 3 C’s of Being a Super Daddy Dude

Cool, Calm and Collected

Dude, kids can drive you crazy. I’m not cool, calm and collected all the time, but if I was I’d be the Super Daddy Dude. Here are the secrets of the 3 C’s:

Cool: Dudes always give yourself a second extra to react

Calm: Dudes react in a calm fashion

Collected: Dudes gather their thoughts and emotions before acting

I’m telling you Dude, the 3 C’s are the secret to being a Super Daddy Dude.

Three Safety Tips for Dude’s With Kids

1. Don’t leave the kid alone… EVER!
2. Don’t leave the kid alone… EVER!
3. Memorize Rule 1 & 2 and go watch your kid!!! NOW

Honestly, don’t do stupid things like:

• Leave the kid on the changing table so that they can fall off. Happened to a fellow Dude of mine.
• Assume you father-in law is watching the kid while she is in the pool. Happend to yours truly. She was about three feet over her head before I was able to jump in and save her while the FIL read the Times.
• Leave the kid in the car. Unfortuantley happens very often.

BOTTOM LINE LESSON: Don’t leave the kid alone… EVER!!!!!