Desmond Update

I've been informed by child services that I must give equal blog time to both of my children. Maria is back to working nights so I get to handle the kids from the time I get home until they are in bed (about 8). Last Tuesday was an extremely difficult day w/ Desmond. There was lots of spanking and yelling. When he finally fell asleep, I was not very happy w/ him. I came to realize that he is a real Smith b/c he's mean and uses that passive/aggressive approach to try to manipulate people. That made me appreciate him a little more. Sure there are things I don't like about him like the whining and the constant demands to watch some nonsense on television, but I now know I'll be able to guilt him into things and play on his emotions for my own diabolical purposes. It made me feel like a real dad.

Ok, ok, I'll say some nice things about the kid. He likes to be funny, and he's willing to go w/ me to places other people would never agree to go. It's going to get him in trouble soon when we go to the NASCAR truck race, but I'm sure he'll have a lifetime of funny stories about the event.