In the Land of Quarantine, I have been run out of ever room of the house. A walk-in closet is all I have left.
About Shannon Carpenter
How Much Screen Time Is Too Much Screen Time for Kids?
And also, should I start wearing pants?
And also, should I start wearing pants?
Behold My Dirty House and Despair!
I’m so ready for my entire dirty family to go back into the world and to leave mine in peace.
I’m so ready for my entire dirty family to go back into the world and to leave mine in peace.
The Tooth Fairy Is a Loanshark
I don't carry cash anymore, but my daughter does. And now she wants me to pay up.
I don’t carry cash anymore, but my daughter does. And now she wants me to pay up.
FAQ: Can I Have a Snack 5 Minutes After Dinner?
At Dad's Kitchen, we pride ourselves in you not eating anything that we make. Ever.
At Dad’s Kitchen, we pride ourselves in you not eating anything that we make. Ever.
Decision Fatigue and Parenting, It’s Starting to Take its Toll.
Should we wear pants today?
Should we wear pants today?
Things We Lost in the Quarantine
I cannot find my slippers or my sense of security.
I cannot find my slippers or my sense of security.
There’s Plenty To Be Thankful For This Year (You Just Have to Look Harder)
I am thankful for my husky pants.
I am thankful for my husky pants.
Word Problems Make No Sense After a While
Is this new math or just the system trying to break me?
Is this new math or just the system trying to break me?
Tools Hold the Memories of Our Fathers
Things sometimes have more value than what a dollar sign says it does.
Things sometimes have more value than what a dollar sign says it does.
Dad, I Want To Get a Nose Ring
Our daughters learning about their body autonomy often begins with a simple question.
Our daughters learning about their body autonomy often begins with a simple question.
This Halloween, Deliver Candy by Catapult
An absurd year requires absurd solutions. That’s my motto.
An absurd year requires absurd solutions. That’s my motto.
Halloween Movie Rules You Can Learn From Dad
Use a nitrogen based fertilizer to keep the undead in the ground.
Use a nitrogen based fertilizer to keep the undead in the ground.
Dad’s First Manicure
Things got out of hand there for a bit, but I feel much better now.
Things got out of hand there for a bit, but I feel much better now.
Giving Our Kids Permission to Be Themselves
Sometimes, they need to make their own rules and push back on authority.
Sometimes, they need to make their own rules and push back on authority.
The Reality of Virtual School
I am an IT consultant, a mathematician, a writing instructor, and an elementary student motivator. I run from the one fire to the next.
I am an IT consultant, a mathematician, a writing instructor, and an elementary student motivator. I run from the one fire to the next.