Glad you liked it--I particularly enjoy his conversations with his son. But do people really say stupid stuff like, "I have a cat, so I know what it's like?" I mean, I'll make goofy comparisons between dog training and child rearing, but I *know* I really don't know nothing' but rearin' no kids! (You would tell me if I did that, wouldn't you?)

"the indelible smear of vernix" ??? You sent me to the dictionary. Tomorrow morning when I'm making breakfast for my finiky 9 year old, I'll be whisking eggs and toasting a bagel with a big sh*t eating grin on my face.

yes yes people say things like that all the time. The cat, the dog. I understand what it's like, my hamster has been sick. My kitty is my child. I love Fido like he's my son, so I know how you feel.

Maybe this is harsh, but I also don't particularly like fathers who are not the primary care giver comparing their situation with mine, either. I know a couple who are not even particularly involved with their kids who like to point out that they are farther along that their dissertations than I am even and then they say "and I had a baby, too. I know it's hard, but you just have to sit down and do it."

Right. I'll get on that

Where'd you go?!? You've gotten me hooked on your blog, I discovered it when I googled my brother. Here I am in NJ on business ... I've been checking daily for your next installment, and nothing! I'm seriously hooked, I like living vicariously through others ... my life is so boring! Hope you're well ... get back to work! Your readers need you!

I so agree with Anastasia. I hate it when some colleague talks about how difficult his life is because he's got a baby at home and then I find out he's also got a wife who is home with the baby fulltime and doing the cooking and cleaning. Yeah, honey, right, you understand what my life is like.