Kent McDill
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Old-man winter describes this dad to a TFeb 19, 2014 12:05 am - This winter, I turned into that old guy who tells stories about the past. It sure has been a fun winter, hasn't it? It seems like every day we are dealing with either a ...
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Dad will miss these small annoyancesDec 04, 2013 6:39 am - My four kids have turned out OK. They have their strengths, their weaknesses, their quirks. They are at times hilarious, kindhearted, mean-spirited or just weird. They a...
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Avoid my mistake: Put your children to work nowOct 30, 2013 1:52 pm - I have three children in high school, and they all need jobs. Please help. My wife, Janice, and I did a decent job raising our four children. Haley (19) is a sophomore i...
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Smart enough to have a smart mouth?Mar 21, 2013 8:45 am - Some time ago, there was a comic strip called “Hi & Lois” — the story of a family of four: the Dad (Hi), Mom (Lois) and girl-boy twins (Dot and Ditto). In one strip, Dit...
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Lunch matters — a lotFeb 21, 2013 11:44 pm - Back when they were only semi-adult, and were still semi-entertaining, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made a road trip movie called “Getting There.” In the film, the two you...
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Family parted in the middle over son's hairJan 24, 2013 2:19 pm - We have a new issue that has cropped up in our home. Actually, the problem is there hasn't been enough “cropping” lately. Dan, our 16-year-old son, is letting his hair g...
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Timing is everything; scheduling is impossibleAug 09, 2012 6:14 am - I have a small gap between my two front upper teeth. It's adorable. Take my word for it. My children, however, believe it's something that should have been taken care of...
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Stay-at-home dads find their choice admired, not controversialJun 16, 2012 8:41 am - The stigma is gone. Stay-at-home dads are no longer a phenomenon or a trend. They are a fact of modern day American life. It has almost reached SOP status. Standard Oper...
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'Amazing Race': Secretly educational TVApr 18, 2012 5:39 am - I do not watch reality TV. I do not watch reality TV because I know the people on those shows know they are on camera all of the time. There is no “reality” when you kno...
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Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: Spring break boo-hooMar 21, 2012 3:46 am - My daughter Haley and I have a few special bonds, interests that we share, just the two of us. We both are infatuated with Disney World, we love to discuss the beginning...