Archive for the ‘Father-Son’ Category

Violence in Video Games

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Tomorrow is Son's birthday. What he wants is video games. He always wants video games. The problem is, I can't find video games that meet my standards. The most popular video games are all 'melee' games, in which you shoot everything that comes your way. The most vivid demonstrations are games like ...

Grandpa Hick

Friday, August 18th, 2006

My dad came for a visit this weekend. A visit from him is always interesting, because he built the addition on our house, and actually lived there part time for a year and a half. It makes you feel as if he's evaluating the way you maintain the house when he ...

Tell backs

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Son and Daughter have both been enrolled in a reading program this summer. They are not struggling readers, but they do have trouble with notes and following directions. It was our thought, since the vendor claims to have a special way of teaching children to take notes, that they may ...