Niko only wears a diaper for nighttime and since last July, I have been waking him up in the middle of the night for a pee and diaper change. Before I started doing that, he was waking up in the morning with a very wet diaper, sheets, and blankets; and that happened several days in…
Tag: The Dad Speaks
Talking About Death
How do you talk about death with an almost 4 year child? We have told him that as some people get older, there bodies stop working and they can’t be fixed. I think he understands this, but I don’t think he understands the full concept that they are not coming back. The reason I am…
A Sense Of Accomplishment
After almost 11 months of living in our house, I mowed our lawn by myself for the first time and it felt really nice and accomplishing! Before, I hired somebody from the neighborhood to do the yard-work, but now I can do it whenever I want. And, you know something, while I was mowing the…
Social Media – Starting Over
Even though I haven’t shared anything Facebook since last November, I am slowly starting to use it again. I will be sharing my Instagram photos and my newest blog entries. I want to keep it very simple and not share every detail of my life; like I did in the past. I deleted my Facebook…
Child Bribing
Is it possible to bribe an almost 4 year old; Niko will be 4 in May? The bribe begins with something I want, something I need, or something that must be done…for Niko. The bribe ends with food; usually it will be chocolate. But to be honest, it doesn’t work because he is already smarter…