Triple The Dad

Its January, which means we've turned the page on another year. Usually, that means new leaves overturned and resolutions. I did that last year. I did awful.  Some of that is events that transpired in November that I think impacted my writing (No, not the election, but its a story for a different time), but honestly, the failing failed fully before that; likely *checks stats* Yep; probably before that. So this year, I'm not doing Better Bryan. Call it a Better Bryan Break. This year, instead, I'm going to make all of YOU better. How, you ask? Good question. There is one thing that really bugs as a parent that a LOT of you are doing. And I realize, you are doing this as a kind act. You think this makes you a sweet and nice person and you probably pat yourself on the back a little when it happens. I'm here to tell you, you are secretly impeding the ability to raise safe kids while making my job as parent harder. Let me set the scene: I'm crossing the stree...

When you read as many Mommy and Daddy blogs as I do, heck, if you are any kind of parent at all, you will inevitably come across some version of advice that goes like this: trust your intuition. Like most Moms and Dads, I feel like I'm pretty good parent.  Lord knows I've set a low enough bar that I really, would , could , should be. It sure would be easier if there were Inside Outesque little people running around inside me ensuring I do it right. Maybe  I'm not .  But as I said, I like believe I am, even sans the little people But you know who else thinks they are doing it right? These people  who object to vaccines. These people who object to getting medical care for their kids. The people here . I'm not saying these people are doing it wrong. Though the people here  probably are. As near as I can tell, 99% percent of all deaths result from people following intuition. Screw intuition. I'm just not sure follow your intuition" advice amounts t...