I chaperoned my kids at a math competition where they stayed in the dorms of UNLV. We all ate in the dorm cafeteria and discovered that along with a math competition, there was also a cheerleader camp in residence. These cheerleaders weren’t as abundant as the math geeks but they stood out against the sea […]
Daughter came home today saying that her peers gave herm a theme song to the tune of “Indiana Jones.” If you can imagine the theme: Da-da-da-daaa Da-da-da (Come on, sing it in your head) Da-da-da-daaa Da-da-da-daaa Now substitute dutcher for the 4th daaaa Pretty clever. Since Indiana Jones is one of my favorite movies, this
Daughter was complaining about a male classmate, claiming that the classmate didn’t know anything about girls. I was a little surprised since my daughter hasn’t always had good social skills. I asked her, So how you know about girls? Is it from being friends with GirlT and GirlJ?” She answered: And GirlG and GirlL.” Ah,
Sixteen months after Daughter started her driver training, she finally has her license. This opens up a new level of freedom for me—oh! I meant for her. Driving home after a detour for ice cream, I said We’ve kept you alive for this many years. Our goal is for you to stay alive. Driving is
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My kids will be attending the American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) competition and their teacher was looking for chaperones. I didn’t know if the kids would want me along or not so I asked Daughter if it would be ok with her if I chaperoned. She said Yes you can go, you’re a cool parent.”
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