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Rolling Into Trauma With My Fuchsia and Magenta Unisex Rollerblades
My mom’s storytelling convinced me to wear girly roller skates My mom got a pair of roller skates...
You Shouldn’t Be Scared of Monstrous Bunnies
Go On, Sit On His Lap — The Easter Edition I don’t like it when I get parenting advice in public...
Persuaded to Make Pancakes in a Rush
Cooking organs to set proper expectations of parental love returns In WWII, the more sought-after...
Tricking My Kids Into Loving Me
Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists — Part 2 My wife’s comment, “Maybe if you didn’t ask for...
I Am a Clingy Father in Need of Constant Hugging
Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists — Part 1 July 4, 2021. Petaluma, CA. Photo by author. I’m a...
Sans Parachute Skydiving Into the ‘Real’ World
What happens when your parachute doesn’t open “Leave her with me for one week; when you come get...
Art Appreciation at a Ten-Minute Mile Pace
Finding something to do so I could say I was in Seattle. Part II Seattle, Washington. August,...
Destination Weddings with Toddlers in Tow
Finding something to do so I could say I was in Seattle. Part I If you go to a destination...
The Peter Principle and The Not Divine Parenting Comedy
The recurring incompetence of parenting at different developmental stages (32/40) Petaluma, CA....
There is No Middle. There is No Hang.
The curvature of parental involvement Marnie used to sail to Mexico for days. And apparently, when...
The First Man I Saw With a Tattoo or of the Ubiquitousness of Ink
Ink Like Commitments Part III (26/40) I remember the first time I saw a man with tattoos. I stood...
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The Auschwitz Dad Primer for Parenting
Drawing Parenting Wisdom From the Most Horrific Episode of Modern History Photo by Jerry Wang on Unsplash A friend texted me a link to the audiobook of Viktor Frankl’s “Man Search for Meaning.” I...