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Adults Are Ruining Everything

Sending a Message to Soda and His Cronies

by Jason 09.27.2009 Adults Are Ruining Everything
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Has this ever happened to you? It’s a dark and stormy night and you’re home alone, nestled into the couch watching old movies. The wind is whipping tree branches against the windows, making an eerie scraping sound. You hear a creak that seems to be out of place, and against your better judgement, decide you’d [...]

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You Know, We Are Living In A Society

by Jason 06.15.2009 Adults Are Ruining Everything

And it is royally screwed up.
I just did a Google search on “How to connect with your neighbor.” I was trying to find some people who might be interested in the Escape Adulthood show episode in which we shared a fun idea for introducing yourself to a neighbor you might not know very well. I [...]

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Rules That Don’t Exist

by Jason 06.11.2009 Adults Are Ruining Everything

I love this picture. The boy’s name is Henry, the son of a blogger named Sabra, who explained the photo like this:
Because some days you should get what you want.  That’s my explanation for this picture.
Henry is wearing the PJ bottoms he begged to keep on, the shoes he insisted on (one a rain boot and the [...]

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 Plus Adultitis

by Jason 05.29.2009 Adultitis

Over the past few years, I have watched more Jon & Kate Plus 8 than I care to admit. The wifey got me into it a few years ago. It’s not like we watch every episode, but it always seems to be on, and we get sucked in by something cute one of the kids [...]

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Adultitis in the NFL

by Kim 12.29.2008 Adultitis

The other day Jason was watching football, the Patriots vs. the Cardinals. It was on of those super snowy games that are a hoot to watch, especially when the fans throw up snowballs after a touchdown. I was paying attention out of the corner of my eye, while feeding Lucy, when Wes Welker scored a [...]

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EA #38: Are Adults Ruining Halloween?

by Jason 10.28.2008 Adults Are Ruining Everything

In this episode of the Escape Adulthood Show, brought to you from studio 315 in Madison, Wisconsin, we talk about adults who are ruining Halloween, how the economy is affecting things, and a restaurant that is serving snake on its holiday menu. We also read some fun and funny Halloween memories submitted by listeners. Just [...]

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The Root of the Problem

by Kim 06.25.2008 Adults Are Ruining Everything

How old were you when you did your first stress-relieving deep breathing exercise?
The NBC station in Charleston, SC recently did a story on the way a local middle school is reacting to the stress levels of their students. They now provide weekly announcements which include deep breathing and positive thinking exercises.
Students of every age are [...]

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Goodbye, Strawberry Shortcake

by Jason 06.14.2008 Adults Are Ruining Everything

I’ll admit it. My aunt Sarah (three years my senior) had a pretty vast collection of Strawberry Shortcake dolls (I mean action figures.) If I had to count how many times I begged her to play with them, I’d surely be up in the millions.
They were so cute…so colorful…so smelly (in a completely irresistible sort [...]

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