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Busy: The New Four Letter Word
Everyone is busy. Enough already. Do you find yourself unknowingly getting thrown into the “busyness” contest? Whether it’s at work, with family or acquaintances, people start talking about how busy...
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Grandparents Getting Jipped
(Warning: This is a Dr. Phil style rant that I just need to get out.) I feel sorry for grandparents these days. Many are getting jipped out of enjoying their hard-earned role as the “fun adults” in...
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Let’s Blame Santa for Childhood Obesity
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time. Something had to be done. You see, kids are fatter than ever. And they’re only getting fatter. Of course, we can’t address the primary cause of the problem...
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5 Dangerous Things Your Kids Should Do
Gever Tulley is the co-founder of the Tinkering School, a weeklong camp where lucky kids get to play with their very own power tools. He’s interested in helping kids learn how to build, solve problems,...
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Strangers in Your Kid’s Bedroom
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. I’m sure I’ll make a bunch of people angry, but I’m sorry. That’s about the only word I can think of to describe what I think about parents who let their kids have televisions...
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Goodbye, Strawberry Shortcake
I’ll admit it. My aunt Sarah (three years my senior) had a pretty vast collection of Strawberry Shortcake dolls (I mean action figures.) If I had to count how many times I begged her to play with...
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The Root of the Problem
How old were you when you did your first stress-relieving deep breathing exercise? The NBC station in Charleston, SC recently did a story on the way a local middle school is reacting to the stress...
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EA #38: Are Adults Ruining Halloween?
In this episode of the Escape Adulthood Show, brought to you from studio 315 in Madison, Wisconsin, we talk about adults who are ruining Halloween, how the economy is affecting things, and a restaurant...
View ArticleAdultitis in the NFL
The other day Jason was watching football, the Patriots vs. the Cardinals. It was on of those super snowy games that are a hoot to watch, especially when the fans throw up snowballs after a touchdown....
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Jon & Kate Plus 8 Plus Adultitis
Over the past few years, I have watched more Jon & Kate Plus 8 than I care to admit. The wifey got me into it a few years ago. It’s not like we watch every episode, but it always seems to be on,...
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Rules That Don’t Exist
I love this picture. The boy’s name is Henry, the son of a blogger named Sabra, who explained the photo like this: Because some days you should get what you want. That’s my explanation for this...
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You Know, We Are Living In A Society
And it is royally screwed up. I just did a Google search on “How to connect with your neighbor.” I was trying to find some people who might be interested in the Escape Adulthood show episode in which...
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Sending a Message to Soda and His Cronies
Has this ever happened to you? It’s a dark and stormy night and you’re home alone, nestled into the couch watching old movies. The wind is whipping tree branches against the windows, making an eerie...
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Red Rover Approved Clothing
I collect t-shirts. I love ‘em. Except for when I play dress-up at weddings and funerals, I pretty much wear one every single day. I even wear a t-shirt when I speak, which absolutely horrifies my more...
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Denver Neighborhood Bans Children’s Sidewalk Drawings
Apparently, chalk drawings of hearts and flowers is a “distracting and offensive blight” on a Denver community. The homeowner’s association in three-year-old Emerson Cohen’s neighborhood has...
View ArticleBoy Suspended from School for Dressing Up Like…Fruit
Click here to view the embedded video. In the Adults Are Ruining Everything department, a kid got suspended for running around the field dressed as a banana during halftime of a high school football...
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The Most Adultitis-Ridden Swimming Pool Ever
Here is a good example of how adults are ruining everything. This is a sign at a community pool in Florida, and it inspires so many questions. No breath holding? At a swimming pool?! Or else what? And...
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My Humble Take On The Hot Halloween Debate
The hot debate in school districts around the country is whether to “Halloween” or not. When I was in school 30 years ago, every class had a Halloween party and the younger kids got to dress up and...
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Keeping Kids Safe: Let’s Ban Tag!
In a story that seems ripped from the pages of The Onion, a middle school in Port Washington, New York has banned tag and cartwheels and balls of all sorts in order to cut down on injuries to children...
View ArticleThis Is Genius
The reasons we homeschool are legion, but it has nothing to do with teachers. This video resonates big time. Reminds me of the Einstein quote: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its...
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