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  1. I hadn't written about my brief time spent supervising a suicidal teenager. But now my daughter is a teen: http://huff.to/eHOqhi 10:58 AM Feb 18th, 2011 via The Huffington Post
  2. Here's why dads need to give hugs and kisses to their kids this Christmas: http://huff.to/gnHGVr http://huff.to/gnHGVr via @huffingtonpost 7:47 AM Dec 24th, 2010 via The Huffington Post
  3. Can family dinners with young children curb bullying? Read more in my latest HuffPost article here: http://huff.to/gwtqGa 10:48 AM Nov 26th, 2010 via The Huffington Post
  4. My first story: Drivers' Most Perilous Distraction: Texting Or Backseat Kids? http://huff.to/aKn6ph via @huffingtonpost 6:54 AM Nov 12th, 2010 via The Huffington Post
  5. remembers how excited he was a year ago today, and wonders what happened. http://bit.ly/a2tGJS 9:21 AM Sep 8th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  6. is thinking of things to do with the kids if Earl visits this weekend: http://bit.ly/d1SkP8 3:53 AM Aug 31st, 2010 via TweetMeme
  7. warns all married men out there: Husbands are only allowed to watch the horses at a horsepull. http://bit.ly/d9j8rw 3:13 AM Aug 24th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  8. I wasn't embarrassed to be eating candy out of the trash. I looked over my shoulder because I didn't want to share: http://bit.ly/9NbAio 4:46 AM Aug 10th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  9. We have one rule in our house regarding television: If you see it on TV, you can't have it: http://bit.ly/aE6Fbt 4:40 AM Aug 3rd, 2010 via TweetMeme
  10. is always just one careless mistake away from having another mouth to feed: http://bit.ly/9RCZl5 4:14 AM Jul 27th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  11. My oldest wanted to get to school on time, but I wanted my gung-ho partner from the past to go on an adventure with me http://bit.ly/bivu0N 4:14 AM Jul 20th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  12. Do you think CEOs always took the best seat in front of the TV when they were little and figured out how to keep it? http://bit.ly/anevzQ 3:37 AM Jul 13th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  13. In Ireland they might call my daughter a "Pikey" -- read a story about gifts and grift: http://bit.ly/9qubtB 6:23 AM Jun 29th, 2010 via web
  14. How often does a good parenting tip come from between Alec Baldwin's lips? Read about it here: http://bit.ly/a3pI9w 3:46 AM Jun 22nd, 2010 via TweetMeme
  15. True or false? Kids are so expensive to raise that parents should be allowed to sell them to the highest bidder (or at least lease them out) 10:56 AM Jun 16th, 2010 via web
  16. I figured out what my Dad wants from me this Father's Day: some time with me, and a little more respect. Read more: http://bit.ly/9NHosh 3:21 AM Jun 15th, 2010 via TweetMeme
  17. Thinks there's a urinal joke somewhere in this column: http://tiny.cc/chunks 4:52 AM Jun 8th, 2010 via web
  18. spent his allowance on candy, tobacco, and prostitution. Okay, maybe he didn't buy that much candy: http://tiny.cc/allowance 6:21 AM Jun 1st, 2010 via web
  19. tried the old bait-and switch with his daughter at the paint store. How do you think that went? Read more here: http://tiny.cc/paint_fail 3:20 AM May 25th, 2010 via web
  • Name David Petrie
  • Location Vermont
  • Web http://blog.massl...
  • Bio Parent, writer, husband, complete idiot... sometimes all at once.
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