Category Archives: Parenting
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Using 4 Minutes of Toy Story 2 to Teach Anagnorisis and Peripeteia
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2019 by bhjames78
My three-year-old watches a lot of Toy Story. Daily, you could accurately say, sometimes to the chagrin of the six-year-old, …
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Essay on James Joyce and Christmas
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2019 by bhjames78
I have an essay titled “Holiday Parties and the Dead” up at Connotation Press: An Online Artifact. You can check …
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Funtown: A Have/Have Not Story
Leave a commentMarch 31, 2018 by bhjames78
It’s been pretty warm lately, so yesterday we decided to take the boys to the park. We loaded up some …
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Our Two-year-old May Be Winning
1October 30, 2017 by bhjames78
Liz and I have been teachers for, collectively, over twenty years. A strength we have each developed over those years …
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WHICH WAY IS DISTANCE: HOW TO TAKE A CAR RIDE WITH YOUR KIDS
Leave a commentAugust 26, 2017 by bhjames78
Take the smaller car. The one that you, your wife, your four-year-old, and your two-year-old barely fit into. The one …
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Water that Smelled Like Poop: A Summer Wish List
Leave a commentJuly 25, 2017 by bhjames78
In seven days, summer will be over. Seven weeks ago, the time seemed unlimited. At that time, we made a …
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This is What Happens When Two English Teachers Raise a Child
1June 27, 2017 by bhjames78
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO ENGLISH TEACHERS RAISE A CHILD: 4-year-old, to preschool teacher, upon arrival Monday morning: …
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