Comments on: Lying to Children http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/ A San Francisco stay-at-home dad getting the hang of things. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chicago pop http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-6027 chicago pop Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:32:53 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-6027 "The problem, as you probably foresaw, is that I know diddly about sports: worse than nothing." Comments like this make me wonder, "Is this guy living the San Francisco version of my life?" Same situation here. I'm waiting for the day my son immerses himself in baseball stats. He probably won't, but I definitely won't be sports dad, at least not the conventional kind. “The problem, as you probably foresaw, is that I know diddly about sports: worse than nothing.”

Comments like this make me wonder, “Is this guy living the San Francisco version of my life?” Same situation here. I’m waiting for the day my son immerses himself in baseball stats. He probably won’t, but I definitely won’t be sports dad, at least not the conventional kind.

]]> By: Doodaddy » Where’s the Tomboy You Promised Me? http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-6002 Doodaddy » Where’s the Tomboy You Promised Me? Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:29:47 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-6002 [...] Even as a kid, I was a lot more likely to read science than science fiction, and, truth be told, I wasn’t that great a ballplayer (although I did [...] [...] Even as a kid, I was a lot more likely to read science than science fiction, and, truth be told, I wasn’t that great a ballplayer (although I did [...]

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5583 doodaddy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:43:31 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-5583 I know the feeling. I think we could solve all humanity's problems if only we could marshal the collective study habits of kids infatuated with dinosaurs, basketball, or Beanie Babies... I know the feeling. I think we could solve all humanity’s problems if only we could marshal the collective study habits of kids infatuated with dinosaurs, basketball, or Beanie Babies…

]]> By: Stella http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5581 Stella Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:29:42 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-5581 Preparing for a conversation with my 8 year old about baseball is like cramming for a final exam in a course I never took. I kid you not. I make sure to peruse the sports page and several sports websites at least once a week. Preparing for a conversation with my 8 year old about baseball is like cramming for a final exam in a course I never took. I kid you not. I make sure to peruse the sports page and several sports websites at least once a week.

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5579 doodaddy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:20:23 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-5579 Right! Who's he, now? Right!

Who’s he, now?

]]> By: DadStuff http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 DadStuff Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:28:35 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/2008/06/26/lying-to-children/#comment-5577 There is definitely no crying in baseball, but lying is pretty much OK. Just ask Mr. Clemens. There is definitely no crying in baseball, but lying is pretty much OK. Just ask Mr. Clemens.

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