Mattocks

When Sawyer forgot to rake the lawn because he was flying a helicopter made of sticks, Mr. Mattocks said, "Hey, we've got to get this all cleaned up so the helicopter can land in here."

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

When Avery pushes dirt around the kitchen floor instead of sweeping it, Mr. Mattocks has her pretend the tile is a drawing that she has to "color" with her broom.

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

When his stepdaughter Avery, 8 years old, or his son Sawyer, 7, starts to daydream and wander away from a chore, Mr. Mattocks occasionally erupts.

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

Police said two men— Eric Anderson , 31 years old, and Andrew Mattocks , 20, both of Brooklyn—took off all their clothes.

Wall Street Sees Nudity, Arrests Pervaiz Shallwani 2011

When he tells Avery to clean her room, "she could be up there for hours—not cleaning her room, but playing with something she found under the bed that she hasn't seen for six months," Mr. Mattocks says.

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

Ron Mattocks , a former real-estate sales executive and Army captain, is a Type A personality.

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

Mr. Mattocks, a social-media marketing consultant, says three of his five children are Type A, meaning they usually strive to achieve goals and respond to consequences.

Ambitious Parents, Mellow Children Sue Shellenbarger 2011

I; “let us leave him to himself, Mattocks; this is no business of ours.”

The Monastery 2008

I stole back, and beheld the old man actually employed as Mattocks had informed me.

The Monastery 2008

We entered, accordingly, the little parlour, into which Mattocks was also about to push himself with sufficient effrontery, when David, with a most astounding oath, expelled him by head and shoulders, d — ning his curiosity, that would not let gentlemen be private in their own inn.

The Monastery 2008