Category: Family
Parenting, Relationships, Kids’ Activities, Family Events, Traditions, Creative Projects, Support Systems.
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I like the people around me. I have some long time friends that stay in my orbit despite my — well, despite me being me. I genuinely appreciate having the freedom to choose the members of my circles. I don’t think I can articulate this feeling except to say it’s a breath of fresh air.
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In a chaotic dream, a couple of my cousins popped up to help me out, and I woke up with a renewed appreciation for being one of 30+ first cousins.
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My baby brother made 31 years old today.
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This morning, I channeled Grandpap (grandfather on my dad’s side) when I told the kids “Out! Out! Out!” of my bathroom.
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My son got on the call to ask if I had replaced his defective robot. My daughter sounded down and did not want to hang up.
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My niece turned 12 years old today, but I can remember my little brother, her dad, at that age like it was yesterday.
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After a batch of failed waffles I made for the kids, I’m getting serious about mastering this crucial dad skill
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This is the first Christmas/New Years holiday break in two years that I didn’t have to ask for visitation. I’m grateful for my support system.
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This summer, the kids and I were hanging out at my brother’s house. Here’s a GIF that Google Photos app made from a video
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Recently, my thoughts have been focused on ways to challenge my daughter’s talents. Her standout qualities are a strong will and exceptional speech. She’s 3 years old. Were she older, I might give her a YouTube channel. I imagine something like DJ Vlad interviews where I sit off-screen and ask her tough questions. Wait! I…
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This morning, I got an idea to challenge my son’s vocabulary (and daughter once she’s reading) and also make the driving (visitation periods) less boring for them. It’s Word Search puzzles with a twist! Sure, I could let him solve the puzzles by looking for words from the list then circling them in the puzzle.…
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I won’t be the dad that pushes his son into profession that his dad always wanted to have. But I will. I bought my children a magnet set to play with together. I deliberately bought the family size with 160 pieces of magnetic rods and steel balls. Here’s Where My Mouth Dropped I showed them…