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Alan Kercinik has been a Chicagoan his whole life and a dad since 2009. He finds it easy to relate to his two boys, since he still likes most things from his childhood. All opinions here are his own, to the relief of his wife, employer, family and majority of his friends.
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Love in the Time of Sinus Infection
Jack has been sick this week, from a sinus infection that won’t go away. He’s still running, but at half speed, like a go cart about to run out of gas. Reid hasn’t caught anything from him, not from Jack’s …
View full postShould We Be Facebook Parenting?
They were the Nine Shots Heard ‘Round the World. A father, angered by a note that his daughter posted to Facebook. put nine rounds into her laptop. Is this the new parenting?
View full postThe 11 Things Super Bowl Ads Said About Parenting
With nothing but Twitter to keep me company, I found myself thinking about what the ads said about families.
View full postWhy Getting My Son a Passport May Turn Me Into a Republican
Bitching about this is a #firstworldproblem, an alternate version of “My latte was too cold” or “My golf bag doesn’t have room to hold twelve beers.” But getting a passport for a small child is a colossal pain in the ass.
View full postCity v. Suburbs Pt. 3: The Tale of the Bird House
After a year of looking, we bought a house. Our biggest worry is the bird.
View full postFeb
15
2012
Love in the Time of Sinus Infection
- Fatherhood
by Alan
Jack has been sick this week, from a sinus infection that won’t go away. He’s still running, but at half speed, like a go cart about to run out of gas. Reid hasn’t caught anything from him, not from Jack’s …
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Feb
11
2012
Should We Be Facebook Parenting?
- Fatherhood,
- Growing Up,
- Social Media
by Alan
They were the Nine Shots Heard ‘Round the World. A father, angered by a note that his daughter posted to Facebook. put nine rounds into her laptop. Is this the new parenting?
Tags: Facebook, hand guns, Michael Landon, parenting, punishing kids, social media, the dangers of bedwetting
6 comments
Feb
05
2012
The 11 Things Super Bowl Ads Said About Parenting
- Fatherhood
by Alan
With nothing but Twitter to keep me company, I found myself thinking about what the ads said about families.
Tags: audi, avengers, cars, clint eastwood, commercials, meta rant, super bowl ads, vampries
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Jan
31
2012
Why Getting My Son a Passport May Turn Me Into a Republican
- Rants,
- Travel
by Alan
Bitching about this is a #firstworldproblem, an alternate version of “My latte was too cold” or “My golf bag doesn’t have room to hold twelve beers.” But getting a passport for a small child is a colossal pain in the ass.
Tags: Belize, chicken drop, government, passports, travel
4 comments
Jan
27
2012
City v. Suburbs Pt. 3: The Tale of the Bird House
- Fatherhood,
- Growing Up,
- Suburbs
by Alan
After a year of looking, we bought a house. Our biggest worry is the bird.
Tags: bird house, birds, buying a house, indigo girls, omithophobia
3 comments
Jan
20
2012