Tag Archives: parenting
The 40 Inch Jedi Returns. How Head Lice Rocked My World
Posted on12. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Last week my son Brennan came down with a case of lice. We have no idea where he got it from. It could have been school. I could have been trying on Halloween masks. Who knows? If you have never had to deal with this crap, then you have no idea. It’s rough. The medical [...]
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If I Had Just Five More Minutes
Posted on08. May, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
If I had just five more minutes… I think I would just sit with you, Mom, not needing to do anything or be anywhere. I think I would, at least for one of my five minutes, just hold your hands and stare into your eyes. So I would make absolutely certain that I would remember [...]
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The 40 Inch Jedi Speaks, The Greatest Salesman In The World
Posted on29. Mar, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
No, this isn’t about Og Mandino’s classic book. It’s about my 5 yr old son, Brennan, and his talent for persuasiveness. Many people talk about how they “aren’t a salesman” or a “salesy type person,” with great pride as if being in sales is a disease to get rid of. The reality is, we are [...]
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Wow! Look how big my penis is!
Posted on09. Feb, 2009 by Keith O'Brien.
It was a lovely Saturday morning here at my house and my son, Brennan and I woke up fairly early and began to get ready for a fun weekend. I walked into the bathroom and he was already in there getting ready to relieve his morning bladder. Brennan is four, so the peeing stance still [...]
