The recurring incompetence of parenting at different developmental stages (32/40) Petaluma, CA....
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There is No Middle. There is No Hang.
The curvature of parental involvement Marnie used to sail to Mexico for days. And apparently, when...
Dipping Exquisite Sea Monsters in Garlic Butter
Adventures at the best fish market in the Bay Area (22/40) My oldest daughter, Jovie, loves...
Who Cried This Morning?
Parenting and learning the value of everything we hold dear (21/40) “Who cried this morning?” is a...
Sister in a Headlock
My oldest daughter asked us to change her sister’s diaper. (19/40) Photo by Claudia Raya...
Celebrating New Year’s Day by the Beach
A traveling ritual between my youngest and me (8/40) Photo by author. I was in Puerto Aventuras,...
Marinara Sauce All Over My White Linoleum Floor: My Kids Are Plotting to Kill Me
I married a family woman like I wanted to. My mom wanted me to marry a Latina, and my dad wanted...
Using Shakira’s Advice to Raise My Daughters
What If Hips Truly Did Not Lie Photo by Aider Barrios on Unsplash We don’t use iPads to distract...
Go On, Sit on His Lap!
Parenting and Surviving Christmas Parades and Santa’s Lap Photo by author. Calistoga, CA. Our...
Going Commando with a Stained Apron
Broccoli, Baked Mayo, and the Breaking Points of Parenthood Photo by Pickled Stardust on Unsplash...
How Spanish Dictator Franco Influenced My Internal Dialogues
Exploring Ways to Teach Kindness to My Daughters Photo by Filip Andrejevic on Unsplash A mean son...
Your Kids’ Indiscriminate Pruning Independence
Or how kids have their plans and do not care about your Photo by Neslihan Gunaydin on Unsplash...
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