No, this is not a column about race. The other N-word is nepotism. It often has a negative connotation but I actually have been re-thinking the word; how nepotism is practiced and felt today, and how I’m going to take this idea and expand it into helicopter parenting. A reach? But, of course!
Dad is having a blast and so am I. Now, even though I’m NOT That Dad, I’m on a big trip, too. We are currently cruising The Arabian Seas on our way to Mumbia, India. There we will fly to New Dehli and then Agra, which is the closest city to the Taj Mahal, where we’ll stay for two days. Back to the ship and on to other ports in India, then to Africa.
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Best Christmas Music Special with Special Guests: Dean Martin, The Beach Boys, Brenda Lee, The Jackson Five, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, The Sallan Boys, The Andrews Sisters, The Ventures, The Ronnettes, Kate Smith, The Drifters, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen, The Dickies, Gene Autry, Bobby Helms, The Cadillacs, The Four Seasons, Darlene Love, The Crystals, Shedaisy, Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Boyd, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Peter, Paul & Mary, Jose Feliciano, Burl Ives, Eartha Kitt, and Spike Jones.
This week’s #DadChat isn’t just about toys or digital games—it’s about both! We’re calling it Healthy Games because we’ll be discussing the best ways to engage your kids with healthy play. Thursday, December 12 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm PT/9:00 – 10:00 pm ET, we’ll also be talking about Hasbro’s new Angry Birds Go! Telepods, which are toy vehicles kids can play with that can also be “teleported” into the newest installment of the hit Angry Birds franchise, plus Angry Birds Go! Jenga toys, bringing the block-stacking gameplay of the Hasbro classic to life with a new Angry Birds twist! They’re way cool, and Hasbro is giving away three cool Angry Birds Go! Telepods and Jenga prizes. Scroll down for the details.
We’ll be using the #Telepods and #AngryBirdsGo hashtags for the giveaways, all my tweets, and yours too, I hope, so we bring in tons of people for a great party! For those that just have hashtag fever, we might also be using #Jenga as well! To learn more about Hasbro’s Angry Birds Go! Telepods and Jenga lines in advance of the chat, visit www.Hasbro.com/AngryBirds
Get in the Holiday Spirit and Sing-A-Long with Bruce in Part III of this series of short videos of clips from great Christmas music! Bruce is an unrepentant sing-a-long-with-the-radio sorta guy! It’s infectious so don’t hold back. JOIN IN!
No, this is not an announcement for the new high school edition of the classic sit-com, “Friends,” with Joey as the class clown, Monica as the class slut, Chandler as the class nerd, etc. Nor, is “The Movie” being made. This is about the impact teen friends have on our teens. Let’s face it, that impact can be more powerful than whatever dads or moms have to say. The teen years are so wildly transitional and mercurial that it is essential for parents to understand what influences their teenagers.
Dad is visiting India and must negotiate for his souvenirs, but ends up getting a bit more than he bargaining for! Now, the fact that I’m in Dubai and heading to India soon is purely a coincidence…
Thursday December 5, 2013
Today’s Special Show has sole guests Dr. Jennifer Weberman and Jason Weberman talking about Relationship Landmines.
