Category Archives: Kids

We need a law to put a stop to this.

First, I’d just like to say that planking is probably not the only thing Kyle is a master of. 3…2…1… until some lawmaker suggests anti-planking law for the children.   h/t The Agitator

For the instructors

One of my instructors talks about 20/60/20 rule in martial arts. 20% of the people are highly committed and motivated and will excel with little encouragement. 60% of the people could do martial arts at some level but you have to reach out to them in a different way and hold their hands a bit along the [...]

Doers

The type-A adult personality says, “If there is something that needs to be done, I will be the doer of it.” The type-A kid personality says, “If there is something I can do besides what needs to be done, I will be the doer of it.” Yes, rough day with the kids today. Nobody died. [...]

Slammer jammer

“Those kids were saying things to him. I finally said enough is enough. I told him to handle his business. “The only way they will learn is put hands on them. But all I did was stand there and watch. I did not egg him on.” via NewsOK.com. This is only one side of the [...]

Kids

Wife: I’m tired, lets take a nap. Me: It’s 3pm, who will pick up the kids from school? Wife: DHS?  

Arrow of Light

A few days ago my son, Hotdog, along with 4 other boys was awarded the Arrow Of Light the highest honor a Cub Scout can achieve. It is what Webelos spend their time working towards. Although they get lots of leader and parental support, still most Cub Scouts won’t make it this far. Only in [...]

Never talk to the police.

And if they had known that their son’s cooperation would be used as evidence against him, they would have hired a lawyer at the beginning and exercised his right to remain silent. via KDVR. Their son is 11. He drew a picture at school. Later that night the police show up at his home: “She [...]

Compare and contrast

It seems some Tea Party members are going to Wisconsin on Saturday to stage a counter protest and offer support to the elected politicians trying to do their jobs. Is it ironic or just funny that the Tea Partiers wait until their day off to go, while the teachers lie and call in sick? Awesome lesson to [...]

Western Male Training

Andrew Mikel II admits it was a stupid thing to do. In December, bored and craving attention, the 14-year-old used a plastic tube to blow small plastic pellets at fellow students in Spotsylvania High School. In one lunch period, he scored three hits. via Washington Post I assume the teachers caught him and gave him [...]

Kid Safe

Here is a commercial we ran on a local TV station a couple of years ago: We do this with all of our kids (two are in this video, along with Spike their mom) when we travel. If any of them had some allergies we’d probably do it all of the time.

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