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PER ROOM BABYLON
By Michael Burkett
Dec 5, 1995
According to the results of an informal neighborhood poll, I am the only parent alive who has no desire to see his kids become professional models, star in their own breakfast cereal commercials or topline a weekly television sitcom. Hell, it's hard enough to evolve into a normal human being...
FIELD AND SCREAM
By Michael Burkett
May 15, 1991
DAY ONE 3:36 p.m.: We arrive at our campsite. Bonzo thinks he sees a wolf and refuses to get out of the car. 4:13 p.m.: I realize that the six-person, two-room tent I purchased for this little outing requires six people, power tools and a building permit to assemble. I...
MOM'S THE WORD
By Michael Burkett
May 8, 1991
One Mother's Day a few years back, Mom and I were waxing nostalgic about what a delightful child I had been and how lucky she was to produce me in only one out of three tries. Actually, Mom wasn't reminiscing so much as rolling her eyes skyward and making rude...
BUTT HEAD
By Michael Burkett
May 1, 1991
It's easy for adults to rationalize their most self-destructive weaknesses in the company of other adults. But throw a kid into the picture and the process becomes damn near impossible. "What did you do in school today?" I asked my five-year-old son one recent afternoon, expecting to get the usual...
CONDENSES WITH WOLVES
By Michael Burkett
Apr 24, 1991
The key to successful superparenting, of course, is time management. In order to have children, a career and a life (or simply enough free time to peel yourself from the walls), modern moms and dads must take a hard look at their daily schedules and trim the fat the way...
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