What He Said – Toulouse and Tonic https://toulouseandtonic.com Making my kids hate me one post at a time. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:39:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.17 39181224 10 Unique Ideas For FREE Summer Activities With The Kids https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ideas-free-summer-activities-kids/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ideas-free-summer-activities-kids/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:52:42 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8201 Summer is really swinging now and if you’re anything like us, you’ve already spent way more money trying to entertain the kids (and yourself) than you should’ve. Well, Mike to the rescue. He has really outdone himself this time. I mean, he spent some real time thinking up the most UNUSUAL free things to do […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ideas-free-summer-activities-kids/feed/ 2 8201 9 Ways To Dewussify Your Child https://toulouseandtonic.com/9-ways-to-de-wusify-your-child/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/9-ways-to-de-wusify-your-child/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:17:09 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7674 Mike is sick and tired of the wussification of America and he wants you to stop your kids from turning into the little wussies he sees on playgrounds and in restaurants all over this damn country. I’m just gonna step out of the way like the wussy I am now and let him have the […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/9-ways-to-de-wusify-your-child/feed/ 6 7674 Teacher Gifts That Suck https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/#comments Tue, 03 May 2016 22:49:34 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8038 Mike is back and for the first time ever, I think he truly wants to help you. I think Mike is here in an altruistic capacity. On a mission, if you will — to help you NOT SUCK. In particular, he wants you to not suck in teacher gift-giving. And he knows what sucks. He’s […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/feed/ 2 8038 The Lazy Person’s Guide to the 9 Best Inventions of all time. https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-lazy-persons-guide-to-the-9-best-inventions-of-all-time/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-lazy-persons-guide-to-the-9-best-inventions-of-all-time/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:00:31 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7895 I love that in this post Mike was inspired solely by things that encourage laziness. The original title of this piece was just something like “People Who Should Be Drinking Free For The Rest of Their Lives Because They Invented These Things,” which in and of itself is pretty hilarious. But then I noticed that […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-lazy-persons-guide-to-the-9-best-inventions-of-all-time/feed/ 0 7895 10 Practical Things to Teach Your Kids Before They’re Out On Their Own https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-practical-things-to-teach-your-kids-before-theyre-out-on-their-own/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-practical-things-to-teach-your-kids-before-theyre-out-on-their-own/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:00:25 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7676 Mike is feeling prolific these days after a long dry spell. Did I mention that he’s raised 3 awesome kids to adult status? Despite his curmudgeonly habits, he’s actually a pretty awesome dad (plus he has the benefit of a really kickass wife) so today, he offers you 10 practical things to teach your kids […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-practical-things-to-teach-your-kids-before-theyre-out-on-their-own/feed/ 0 7676 9 Bad Things My Kids Did That Made Me Laugh https://toulouseandtonic.com/what-he-said-9-bad-things-kids-made-laugh/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/what-he-said-9-bad-things-kids-made-laugh/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:01:04 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7063 **posts may contain affiliate links Mike is back with a “What He Said” entry that’s definitely one of my favorites in a long time. I’d only gotten to #1 and I was LOL. This one is about those bad things kids do – and while you’re correcting them on the outside, you’re laughing your ass […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/what-he-said-9-bad-things-kids-made-laugh/feed/ 0 7063 10 Things I Hate About Disney World (and some smart work arounds) https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-hate-disney-world-smart-work-arounds/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-hate-disney-world-smart-work-arounds/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:28:41 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=6916 Last week, I wrote How To Stay Sane at Disney World, including tips about saving money and scoring that cocktail you need, even in the Magic Kingdom. We had a really great time at Disney World and Universal Studios but there is definitely an art to doing it right (read: not losing your entire wallet and […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/new-years-eve-kids-kids/feed/ 2 6869 An Experienced Dad’s Thoughts on Discipline https://toulouseandtonic.com/experienced-dads-thoughts-effective-child-discipline/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/experienced-dads-thoughts-effective-child-discipline/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:44:41 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=6533 My friend Mike is back and he’s wading into some controversial waters and taking on how to discipline your children. It’s a hot button topic right now but Mike’s not scared to talk about it – and that’s what makes him unique. Well, that and his sense of humor. As always, you’re gonna chuckle, but […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/experienced-dads-thoughts-effective-child-discipline/feed/ 6 6533 10 (more) Sucky Things About Being Married to a Pregnant Woman https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-sucky-things-married-pregnant-woman/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-sucky-things-married-pregnant-woman/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:56:04 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=6440 A while back, I invited a friend of mine named Mike to write a guest post for my blog after he sent me some thoughts about my post The Top 10 Sucky Things About Being Pregnant.  Let’s just say that Mike is not afraid to go there.  His post The Top 10 Sucky Things About […]

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