A Dude’s Guide

My boys’ buddy from their basketball team and school slept over last night. My son came up after their game and asked if his friend could come over. Then I found out that their friends brother was sleeping at another friends home and I figured that he could stay with us if he wanted. I [...]

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Looks like it’s time for another “You-darn-kids-get-offa-my-lawn” post. Apparently, I’m actually wrong about the internet and it turns out, according to a recent MacArthur Foundation study, it’s actually good for teens to be on the computer.
The study found that most teenagers kept well clear of dangerous sites and used the internet for research or communicating [...]

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My youngest little dude hates me forever. Again. This time it’s because I won’t get him a cell phone of his very own. “But, Daaaaaadd, all my friends have one!” I don’t even bother with the cliff response. I just told him no. Repeatedly. While it’s true that several of his friends do have cell [...]

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