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Cup of Joe

Your weekly dose of strange parenting news, trends, and polls

May 2012

Sometimes you have to give up the wheel

06/13/12

Sometimes you have to give up the wheel

The day came and went in a flash and surprisingly went off without a hitch, thanks to the help of many family members and friends...

Posted at 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1

06/06/12

What makes a family-friendly beach?

As you read this, I’ll likely be on my honeymoon soaking up some rays at Myrtle Beach, S.C. I haven’t been to Myrtle Beach in about 15 years, but...

Posted at 02:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

I've agreed not to jump

05/30/12

I've agreed not to jump

After announcing our decision to get married, I received a barrage of suggestions, advice and grains of wisdom from everyone I talked to...

Posted at 08:27 AM | Permalink | Comments: 3

Counseling: round 2

05/23/12

Counseling: round 2

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my fiancée’s and my initial excursion into marriage counseling. If you missed it, our first session turned out...

Posted at 08:43 AM | Permalink | Comments

Help, I’ve fallen asleep and I can’t get up

05/16/12

Help, I’ve fallen asleep and I can’t get up

Some people can sleep through anything. I’m one of those people. I once slept through a swarm of blaring sirens...

Posted at 09:14 AM | Permalink | Comments

Teens inked

05/09/12

Teens inked

“What does it mean?” That’s what I found myself asking a friend who recently decided to visit a local tattoo...

Posted at 07:59 AM | Permalink | Comments

Are children’s books getting weirder?

05/02/12

Are children’s books getting weirder?

I was a bit of a bookworm while growing up. I had an assortment of zany kids’ books featuring everything from swamp monsters to dinosaur fossils. But the kids’ books of today seem just a little too weird to me—or maybe I was more sheltered than I realized. Take, for example, the newest book written by Ibrahim Ginoschió de Osceola...

Posted at 09:41 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Joe Barry was born and raised in Central Pa. and currently resides in Mount Joy with his loving wife Kristi. He is a web developer for Journal Multimedia and appreciates any and all feedback on his blog. Send Joe your thoughts or inquiries here.

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