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Perspective

May, 2012

It’s ‘Time’ to talk about intimacy

Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom says the boobs at Time magazine opened up a can of worms with their cover featuring a mom breast-feeding a toddler, but the issue is intamacy — not when to get your kid off the teat. Comment.

Carmine’s not as handsome as he used to be

Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine meets handsome Rep. Michael Grimm, and ponders what could have been had he laid off the meatball sandwiches. Comments (2).

Carmine’s had it with dog poop, but loves to fight cancer

Sunday Screech: In this week’s Screech, Carmine goes on and on about stuff. Comment.

They’re too big to fail, but I can’t help

The Dad: This week, The Dad tries to figure out how to ensure his daughters come out on top when the stakes are high. Comments (1).

Mom down! What’s a family to do?

Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom throws out her back! Will dad and the kids survive? Comments (1).

Call off Krupke! These kids are great!

Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine realizes that not all kids are juvenile delinquents. Comment.

Is it OK if I treat my girls differently?

The Dad: This week, the Dad reflects on how his daughters vie for his attention. Comments (4).

April, 2012

Aspirin bottles give Carmine a headache!

Sunday Screech: In this week’s screech, Carmine has a thing or two to say to the makers of aspirin. Comment.

Who knew you could learn so much from a fortune cookie

Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom learns that big messages come in small packages. Comment.

It takes me plus one to teach tango — because I can’t walk!

Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine proves that you can get around in a scooter and teach ballroom dancing at the same time! Comment.

Dad’s dilemma: Should he pick kid’s college?

The Dad: This week, The Dad wonders why he doesn’t get to choose where his daughter will spend four years of her life. Comment.

Carmine says the phone company can’t locate Brooklyn

Sunday Screech: In this week’s screech, our columnist gives his telephone service provider some information it needs. Comment.

It’s hard to be humble when you’re great

Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom yells some sense at her overly confident son. Comment.

Carmine’s had it with word counts

Sunday Screech: This week, the Screecher let’s his editor know he missed a great thing by cutting his story. Comment.

Should The Dad throw that Seder or not?

The Dad: This week, our fearless father tries to figure out if that Seder party is worth it. Comments (1).

Why my parties are better than yours

Perspective: In this week’s Screech, Carmine fills your brain with the stuff you’d rather put in your stomach! Comment.

March, 2012

What should I tell my kids to do with their lives!

Fearless Parenting: This week our columinst talks herself through whether or not she should tell her boys to pursue their dreams, or get a haircut and get a real job. Comment.

Carmine — and Con Ed — solves his pal’s electric problem

Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine once again proves the power of his prose! Comments (6).

The ‘Hunger Games’ hunger

The Dad: The Hunger Games” movie comes out this week, and my 14-year-old daughter, like millions of other teens, insisted on getting tickets for opening day. She loved the book and made me read it. Comments (1).

Carmine loves ‘The Godfather,’ but hates the stereotypes

Perspective: And for the last time, he’s not mobbed-up! Comments (10).

My kids think I’m boring!

Fearless Parenting: This week, our columnists comes to terms with the fact that her pre-teen sons don’t find her very interesting. Well, until late in the day. Comments (1).

Carmine’s savings are all for nought!

Sunday Screech: This week, our columnist says it would of been better to spend all his pennies on gumballs — back when you could by one for a cent! Comments (1).

Dad to daughter: Don’t listen to me!

The Dad: Our parenting columnist realizes that the things he tells his daughters can, inadvertently, take on some burdensome meaning. Comment.

Carmine says Con Ed’s behavior is shocking!

Sunday Screech: In this week’s screech, Camines got a beef with how the public utility is treating his pal. Comments (5).

Different, but the same

Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist muses on the differences and similarities of communities while she visits her sister and brother-in-law on their RV compound in rural Arizona. Comments (2).

February, 2012

Carmine does battle with typos

Sunday Screech: In this week’s Screech, Brooklyn’s angriest columnist talks about working on an old typewriter. Comments (5).

A family vacation means fun — and stress

The Dad: Our parenting columnists talks about the inevitable challenges of playing the punching bag during stressful family moments. Comment.

Uh-oh, Carmine is giving out awards

Sunday Screech: Look, there comes a time when even the angriest columnist in Brooklyn has to say some nice things. Comments (1).

Spend the money on the Boardwalk!

Perspective: The Parachute Jump is a unique structure that deserves the landmark status it was granted in 1988. However, when funds are in short supply, they should be used to address the most pressing needs first. Rather than spending an additional $2 million, beyond the 1.4 million already spent, on making the lighting on the Parachute Jump brighter — a superficial concern — these funds should be spent addressing Coney Island’s most important and immediate need: preserving its iconic, world-famous wooden Boardwalk. Comment.

Gay or straight is OK by me

Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist addresses the subject of sexuality with her kids — and ponders her free-wheelin’ parenting style. Comment.

Carmine’s got a couple of things to say about this couple!

Sunday Screech: This week, our columnist talkes schools and hoops with Salema and Don Marbury. Comment.

Carmine’s honor is the greatest honor of all

Sunday Screech: Forget the Oscars, the Golden Globes, or the Nobel Prize — there are no more-important awards than those Carmine hands out! Comments (4).

Kids grow up so fast!

The Dad: Our parenting columnist deals with the difficulty of his teenaged daughters getting older, and making their own decisions — including possibly risky ones. Comments (2).

It’s the end of the world! So what?

Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist vows to enjoy life — and that includes eating lots of red meat — before the world allegedly ends. Comment.

January, 2012

Carmine takes on blood-sucking bugs

Sunday Screech: This week, the Screecher teaches you life’s lessons about bedbugs, even though they’ve never set foot in his house! Comments (1).

Carmine’s got a crystal ball, and it’s called the past!

Sunday Screech: This week, the Screecher says the more things change, the more they stay the same! Comment.

Go Giants! And let’s keep it clean

The Dad: This week, our parenting columnist ponders sports as a vehicle for both the best and the worst in us all. Comment.

Double the love!

Fearless Parenting: Our columnist explores the inevitable parenting conundrum of how to express her love for her children equally, so nobody feels the other is loved more. Comment.

It’s college time for our parenting columnist!

The Dad: Our parenting columnist ponders the ramifications of his own parenting decisions as his daughter inches closer to the college application process. Comment.

Carmine needs the Guggenheimlich!

Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine heads to the city for a day of art and eating. Well, actually, just eating. Comments (2).

Carmine got nuttin’ for Christmas

Sunday Screech: And you guessed it, he’s mad about that. Comments (1).

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