by Shannon Popkin | Mar 17, 2011 | Kids' Perspective
Seven-year-old Cade (with tears in his eyes): “Daddy, I really, really, really want to buy a lego Ninja warrior.”Ken: “Oh… those are $10. But you spent all your money, right?”Cade (crying harder): “I know, I know, I know. I thought that I was spending my money on what...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 11, 2011 | Parenting
For about three years, Cade was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. And I’m not using the word loosely.obsess: to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of a personCade thought about Thomas all the time. He played with his trains whenever...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 7, 2011 | Father, Kids' Perspective, Parenting
Do you think of God as a lecturing, scolding Father? I wouldn’t have said so, but a recent conversation with my kids has me wondering—both about how I see God, and the picture I’ve painted of Him for them. We were driving in the car one morning, when I...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 4, 2011 | Family
A repost… I love this story. At the check-out, there was a man in line behind us, holding a bunch of snack bags in his hands. This sparked the curiosity of my four-year-old, Cade.”You got some snacks?” Cade asked, looking up into the man’s face. The...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 29, 2011 | Parenting, Teens
Some responses to my last post (which detailed my daughter’s failed attempt at talking us into a texting plan) made me want to hear more from an actual twelve year old. What’s it like out there, walking the halls of your middle school with no text message...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 22, 2011 | Faith, Kids' Perspective
Cole told me that his new friend from third grade was ‘cathletic’. I said, “Oh. Can you remind me what ‘cathletic’ means?” He said, “You know, they do that thing where they draw a cross on themselves.” Ahhhh. Yes,...