Theory of the DailyThe domestic and the everyday in literature, history, philosophy, and science.(Untitled)- June 20, 2005 Courtesy of the ever-vigilant Rebel Dad, a Washington Post article on stay-at-home-dads that is not without some useful thoughts for mothers as well:To be a father in America looking after children during the day is to escape expectations entirely. We are the ghosts in the machine of childcare. I don't think climbing the wrong way up the sliding board is so awful. I don't care as much about which preschool my daughter gets into as maybe I should. The progress of my daughter's potty training...http://web.utk.edu/~hwallac2/weblog/2005/06/courtesy_of_the.html Getting to Know It- June 13, 2005 Big changes are happening this summer over here at Theory of the Daily, the first of which has been the purchase of our first home. After years of apartment living, I'm finding the reality of the change takes a while to sink in. There is, of course, in my father's words, the awareness of "crushing, lifetime debt," but I still can't say I feel we own the place. I've been tracking little benchmarks that will enable me to determine when I've actually started living here, as opposed to simply...http://web.utk.edu/~hwallac2/weblog/2005/06/getting_to_know.html |