Colin Archive

  • Parenthood Juggle: It Takes a Village. . .

    Perhaps it was my cheerless state of mind that caused the tone of quiet desperation in The Feminine Mystique to stick with me

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  • Hankerin’ for a Spankerin’

    I would like to preface this story with the statement that I love both my parents deeply. In my home growing up, Mom was the disciplinarian. Dad worked graveyard shift at the post office until I was in high school, so he didn’t have a […]

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  • Christmas Music Hangover

    Today, a special Christmas guest post from Colin. They say that the first step in recovery is admitting that you have a problem, so here goes: Hi, my name is Colin and I have a holiday music hangover. There are a lot of Christmas songs […]

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  • The Santos Family Guide to Complete Family Interestingness

    Today’s post comes to us from Colin S., who writes: Disclaimer: I am fixing to brag on my kids. It will be tasteful and concise. On December 3, 2004 my fantastically pregnant wife and I checked into one of our fine local hospitals for what […]

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