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About 85% of the time that my kids excitedly pull me into a room to 'watch something cool' that they are doing - I get...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Saturday, October 24, 2015

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When people at swim class hold their camera up a few feet from the giant glass window and take a picture with the flash on ... Good things happen.

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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It's almost that magical season - not the one where piles of new toys are delivered by a jolly old elf - but the one...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Monday, November 9, 2015

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This morning, my kid crawled into bed to let me know that he didn't think there would be any school today. When I asked...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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That depressing moment as a parent when you are desperately looking for that super-important piece to a toy - and then...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Saturday, November 21, 2015

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When my kids hear the phrase "Careful! You could break that." – What they actually hear is "Hey! Who wants to race to see who can break that the quickest?!"

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Sunday, November 22, 2015

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My kid decided to tell 'knock-knock' jokes before thanksgiving dinner for our guests. Afterwards, I pulled him aside and...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Thursday, November 26, 2015

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Rushed out of a meeting to pick up a vomiting child. Had an uneventful time at the doctor. Got home and realized that my...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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I wonder if the time will ever come when I'll be nostalgic of being used as a tissue by my kids ...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Friday, December 4, 2015

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I just got a notice that my dog had updated his LinkedIn profile ... Should I ask him if he's hunting for a new position? #awkward

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Friday, December 18, 2015

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That magical feeling that you get on Christmas morning when your kid crawls into bed and starts listing all of the...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Friday, December 25, 2015

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My kid just looked up and said "Where is that herd of eagles going?! "– he was looking at three seagulls ...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Saturday, January 9, 2016

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I feel like I missed a major opportunity in my life by having two boys and not naming them 'Chip & Dale' ...#RescueRangersForLife

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Saturday, January 9, 2016

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It's such a treat as a parent to go to a kid's birthday party where you get there and leave there having no idea who anyone is, including the kid who's birthday it is. #AmIEvenAtTheRightParty

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Saturday, January 16, 2016

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Tonight at the restaurant, I had to yell to 'stop making bubbles in the chocolate milk' and mostly, I guess that I'm...

Posted by Natty Bumpercar on Monday, January 18, 2016

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