did the orange stop in the middle of the road? Because he ran out of juice. Hahahaha. This is Tim’s top joke in the repertoire right now. What your favorite kid-appropriate joke? Please follow and like us:...
Category: 31 Days of WHY
Day 25: Why Parenting is So Hard
1. Because our kids are actual people. When new parents announce they’re expecting and begin to fill their registry, it’s all so fun. “We’re having a baby!” And then the baby is born and for a while, it’s hard and overwhelming because it’s new and you have to keep this little thing alive. But...
Day 24: Why Humor Helps
1. Everyone loves to laugh. 2. Figuring out what makes someone else laugh helps you know and understand that person better. Reading my old Calvin & Hobbes books last night, Erin giggled and giggled. She’s old enough to get the humor (some of it anyway) and that’s a fun new discovery. Alex gets puns....
Day 23: Why We Can’t Ignore Logic
So, in the world of argumentation, the pendulum has swung pretty hard to the pathos side of things. Pathos is just a fancy word for emotional appeals, of course. It means that we focus on feelings and use words that mostly equate to sensitivity and getting people to connect on an emotional level. The...
Day 22: Why We Have to Start With Shame
There’s a whole lot about ourselves and our world we know needs fixed. Stuff we don’t like. Stuff we know isn’t right. We’ve all made mistakes and, having made them, wondered whether we can ever make up for them. And the giant mess we’ve got stewing in our nation and culture is both a...