Monthly Archives: March 2012

Helicopter Parents & GroundPatrol Kids

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Geoff Lott

There are some play areas in public places that are designed for kids around ages “Crawling well-to-4’ish.”  They’re based pretty much on a height limit, usually noted by a body-part of a cartoon animal.  “If you can suckle from this … Continue reading →

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Thomas The Tank Engine; Very Useful Engine, Kind of an Asshole

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Geoff Lott

There is a toddler-sized unmitigated reverence for Rev. Awdry’s Thomas The Tank Engine stories in our home.  Plenty of books.  Easily 20 lineal feet of Thomas-related branded woodwork, between the train table, table top, and $12-$20 wooden trains co-habitating the … Continue reading →

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