Tag: Television

When her feelings turn from tender to toxic, best strategy is keeping my mouth shut

June 6, 2017

What’s bothering her? She’s barely 10 years old. What weight of the world is she carrying? Is there something big going on in her life, or is she simply submerged under a landslide of minor injustices and irritants? Tender queries reveal two answers: “No,” and “Nothing.” Stomp. Slam. It must be hard growing up in … More When her feelings turn from tender to toxic, best strategy is keeping my mouth shut

Age of Innocence: Spotless dresses, hair heaped high — and Bobby Sherman

March 25, 2014

The more things change, the more they truly do seem the same. Everyone has their own interpretation, based on your own life experiences. One of the wonders of being an older father with a younger child is watching how that young child grows and adapts to the world around her. I’ve talked before about her retro … More Age of Innocence: Spotless dresses, hair heaped high — and Bobby Sherman

Kids’ TV ads: Burials, lawyers, cellular service, men’s hair coloring …

June 2, 2013

We don’t watch much children’s programming on television, and when we do it’s 30 minutes or so of Qubo in the morning (which leaves me longing for the days before Emmalee said she outgrew Sesame Street — but that’s another story). Perhaps someone can explain to me the selection of ads that run in the morning … More Kids’ TV ads: Burials, lawyers, cellular service, men’s hair coloring …