Take care!
Shag

The best part though, was the “explaining to a small child why Batman and Spider-Man will never team up” part at the end – it reminded me of a few weeks ago, and I felt compelled to share. I was at Olive Garden with my parents for my birthday, and I saw a little boy playing with action figures a few tables down. I was watching him play with delight (I don’t see kids with afs much anymore) until I saw the figures that were fighting were Batman and the Green Goblin. I felt like it was my duty as a geek to go over there and explain to him why that fight would never actually happen. (I didn’t, of course – my parents thought I was nuts when I pointed out the kid and his toys.)

I know the reply is several days late in posting, but I thought you’d get at least a chuckle out of it.

Also, back when I only had one child (step-son), I would’ve totally agreed with you about one child. The logical expectation is that an additional child would only be double the stress (or perhaps even less thanks to economies of scale). Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way in real life (at least for many of us). Two children is at least three times as challenging as one child. I never would have believed it if I wasn’t living it.

Thanks again for the feedback!

Shag

Including, but not limited to, sharing the same interests, affiliations, or hobbies as the father in law. This will allow for extended periods of additional guy time- and possibly even some geekery.

Great entry. Pretty spot on- although I would quibble over the two-child minimum.