MarvynAndMary.com was mentioned on Parenting.com by Lauren, a well known blogger with Parenting. She was doing some research about daddy blogging and who better to ask than me? Follow the link to read the full interview.
I am happy to report that I have survived the first week of being a daddy. Although I do have a few battle scars: burnt hands, dry gagging (something I do from lack of sleep), a house that looks likes Babies R Us’ stockroom, and a broken dryer. More after the jump…
You’re sitting in on the train and there is an elderly and a pregnant woman. Who do you give your seat to? If you give it to the elderly, most likely the person will extend that courtesy and offer it to the pregnant woman. I believe that pregnancy trumps all in terms of courtesy–let them have the last seat, let them eat before the crowd, let them jump the line in the ladies’ room…But what happens when you group a large number of pregnant women together? Courtesy goes out the window and now you have a bunch of spoiled women with “me-first” syndrome. More after the the click.

Some months ago, I glanced at a random toy list and this rubber toy named Sophie Giraffe sat atop of the contenders. I didn’t pay much attention to it then and haven’t thought much of it until Mary read about it in a baby magazine last week. And a few days ago, Sarah at Parenting gave it glowing remarks. Seems that this little animal keeps coming up. Following my sports law professor’s rule of thumb, “An idiot can have an opinion. Two idiots can share an opinion. But if three people are saying the same thing, then consider it expert advice.” More after the jump…