Monthly Archives: April 2013

Dadmissions: Cinnamon and Honey

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

Who says girls are sugar and spice and everything nice… because today I have all the proof I need that they are cinnamon and honey and giving me a run for my money. I saw one of the kids peek … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The New Boogieman

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

I went to my daughter’s school and got my yellow visitors pass and I got down to work. I was there to string student “thank you” cards together for the teacher. I tied them carefully with ribbon, brought them to … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Best Movie Ever

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

It would be THE movie of all movies. It would be THE greatest creation ever. Ferris Bueller goes to school with the Breakfast Club kids and other classic 80’s movies. Ferris is the class clown. Bender is still the tough … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: Sizzle FX 10,000

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

Tired of making meal after meal after meal only for your kids to keep changing their minds about what they want time and time and time again? Stop wasting your valuable parent time. Introducing Sizzle FX 10,000. Sizzle FX 10,000 … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Boston List

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

As we mark one week since the Boston Marathon, I started to think about just what these terrorists had accomplished. I began making a list of the things I think of when I think of my hometown- from landmarks to … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Kiddie Menu

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

It doesn’t happen all at once. That’s why it is so sneaky. It happens in little moment after little moment like watching a flower bloom and all of a sudden there it is. It’s the same way with childhood. You … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Marathon

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

Dadmissions: The Marathon We loaded into the back of that flatbed truck. I was told it would be fast. I was told to hold on tight. I was told it would be the ride of my life. Then that starting … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Computer

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

My father had one of those ugly two-tone 1970’s Smith-Corona typewriters. His was the mustard yellow and brown version in the big black case. It had a little switch in the corner that you’d turn on and then you’d hear … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The List

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

It’s a challenging, educational, inspirational, stomach-churning, acid-reflux burning, constantly learning, headache inducing, sleep reducing, pride infusing, emotional, devotional, inspiring, perspiring, rewarding experience to be a parent. There are so many things I want to tell the kids. There are so … Continue reading →

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Dadmissions: The Scrudgies

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Pete Wilgoren

They’re called “scrudgies”. That’s the unofficial name which came from somewhere in the back of my 1970’s childhood. They’re the sometimes crusty, sometimes fatty, sometimes sticky, always delicious leftovers stuck to the side of any pan of pasta, steak, soup, … Continue reading →

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