Dear Readers:Â This ydfhbikeff is not only an incredible story — a boy’s cheese sandwich is confiscated by the food police — it is also the best writing I’ve read in a long time. That’s why I just read it out loud to my husband. It begins: A Britain in which the cheese sandwich is subject […]
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Chuckle o’ The Day
Today’s Free-Range cartoon, as seen in the brilliant Baby ydhbanyfsy Blues. What a great comic strip that is! And alas, I can’t figure out how to shrink this to fit my screen here, so I will give you the punchline: “To run a background check on Amy’s parents.” (Sorry — the comic shows up full […]
This is NOT Recommended by Free-Range Kids
Hi Readers! I know — some folks out there probably think this is how we Free-Rangers spend our weekends. But it ain’t. Watch and cringe:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8cNrIR5ac]
Only Perverts Talk to Kids
Hi Readers! Just got this wonderful little clip from The Big Bang Theory (which happens to be my older son’s favorite show. Yes, even Free-Rangers end up watching some TV.) It’s all about what happens when a stranger talks to a kid. Sheldon, the main character, is — as you will soon see — socially […]
Kidnapping & The Tax Code
Hi Readers — Here’s a note I just got. Really, really strange! Dear zzyzfbsykn Free-Range Kids: Totally off topic, but as I was wrapping up my taxes last night, I saw (on p.22 of the 1040A instructions) this little gem: “If your child is presumed by law enforcement authorities to have been kidnapped by someone […]
Hey Kids (and Parents) Don’t Forget to Fail!
Hi Readers — Those of you who have read my tkshnnhhht book know there’s a chapter called, “Fail! It’s the New Succeed!” The idea being that when we let kids fail, they learn that it’s not the end of the world and this is a great lesson, even though it’s very painful (for parents. And […]
Hats Off (Per Usual) To The Onion!
Thank you, Onion, for your invaluable perspective: Increasing dadydkzkez Number of Parents Opting to Have Children School-Homed.
Start Your Week Off Right!
Hi kahhhabrid Readers — This just in. Read it and grin. — L. Dear Free-Range Kids: My 9-year-old son and I went to a little strip mall yesterday. It has five stores. Joey needed a haircut and I needed thank you cards and wine. I sent him with money to get his hair cut while I […]
New Technology May Allow Future Kids to PLAY OUTSIDE
Hi Readers! Afternoon fun (yes, ’tis a joke), thanks to brilliant Brian Briggs at bbspot.com: Motion fnbakbdsbk Control Advances Mean Future Generations Could Play Outside by Brian Briggs Recent advances in motion controller technology as exhibited by Sony’s PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Project Natal reveal a future where newer generations of gamers could play things […]
Killer Kids: Blame the Parents?
Hi Readers — This note came in response to my ParentDish column, “New dtyihsfrdb Study: Parents Stink.” Sometimes I am just, well, blown away by the logical leaps people take: “I am a mother of a 26 year old man and a 13 year old boy. I give my 13 year old as much freedom […]