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What Are Your Kids Watching When You’re Not ...

I try to monitor what my kids watch and I assume most other parents do too. Since we don’t have cable, monitoring what my kids watch is probably a little easier than it was when I was growing up (I’ve spoken before about the types of things I watched when I was younger because I had access to 24/7 cable TV, a TV in...

Posted by B E on Aug 20, 2013 | 0 comments

Is ‘My Little Pony’ Setting A Bad Exam...

On episode two of the Dadstractions podcast, I briefly discuss the upcoming “My Little Pony: Equestria Girls” movie that is creeping me coming out this summer. I question why they felt it was necessary to have the ponies turn into humans in an alternate universe and WHY THE HELL ARE THEY SO CREEPY!?! Seriously,...

Posted by B E on Jun 20, 2013 | 1 comments

The Last Thing I Ever Said To My Father

With Father’s Day coming this Sunday I’ve been thinking about the relationship I had with my father, and how my kids will think back on the relationship they had with me. This was also part of the impetus behind my post on yelling. I don’t want the prominent memory of my kids’ childhood to be about how...

Posted by B E on Jun 15, 2013 | 2 comments

Is It Possible For Me To Stop Yelling At My Kids?

I’ve become a yeller. It is not something I am proud of. Yelling has been a topic of discussion between my wife and I for many years. We’ve gone from fairly laid-back individuals to stark-raving lunatics in the span of about four or five years. It gets so intense at times that I actually actively look to see if the...

Posted by B E on Jun 4, 2013 | 7 comments

No one needs a butt kickin’

It was a beautiful day yesterday. It seems (knock on wood) that the Cleveland weather is finally changing over to Spring and it’s safe to leave your house in a short-sleeve shirt without fear of the temperature dropping below freezing before you get home. Since it was such a beautiful day, I decided to do what all great...

Posted by B E on May 2, 2013 | 2 comments

What Are Your Kids Watching When You’re Not Watching?

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Be a little weird.

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This week on Dadstractions: Our weeks in review. Brian attempts to watch “The Goonies” with his kids. The rest of the show is dominated by some old-school video game discussion. Have something to say? You can reach us on Twitter @BEaLittleWeird or @LFChikarason, leave a comment on the http://www.Dadstractions.com or...

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