Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists — Part 1 July 4, 2021. Petaluma, CA. Photo by author. I’m a...
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Sans Parachute Skydiving Into the ‘Real’ World
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Art Appreciation at a Ten-Minute Mile Pace
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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...
I’m Committed to My Wife but Not THAT Committed
Ink Life Commitments — Part 1 (24/40) My daughter told me, “Daddy, I want to get a tattoo.” She is...
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...
Is the Cancun Airport an Airport? Or a Zoo?
What traveling nightmares are made of (10/40) I don’t know if you have ever traveled through...
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Almost Losing a Finger to Save My Life
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I Chemically Straightened My Hair Because My Family Was Ashamed
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