There are so many punch lines to this one that I couldn’t decide which to use. Instead, I just left it without any. I’ll let you fill in your own.

There was a time when a line like this one would have just gotten me an exasperated eye roll. Now I get the 5-year-old equivalent of a body slam.

As far as crimes go, this one is about as minor as it gets, and what better way to practice your bluffing skills?

Me, competitive? Nah… But that doesn’t keep me from winning every once in a while.

I suppose we all have our little fears, but this one is really odd.

What would you do if you saw a chance to score some easy points with your kids? You’d take it, right? Me too.

At long last, I have finally come up with a good answer to the question of whether or not I’m more famous than Julie Compton.

When was the last time you saw a perfect smile? They’re powerful things… This story is in the Chronicle. When you click the link in the tale you’ll be taken to the story at the Chronicle’s web site.

At what point do we all get together and decide to change a word? Some of them really do need changing.

The danger with guessing games is word-association. You never know what you’re going to learn about your kids!