The shapeless form of love Photo by Mendar Bouchali on Unsplash “Baaa-by Be-luuu-u-u-ga! Baaa-by...
The Time I Called My Wife Baby Beluga
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I Have Never Smoked Weed
Okay, Sorta Photo by Roberto Valdivia on Unsplash Yes, I’m Colombian. And when people find out I’m...
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Spanking The Elderly Into Better Behavior
Corporal abuse as a universal and compassionate law Photo by Daniel K Cheung on Unsplash It is not often, but every now and then, I’ll find myself in a conversation about how corporal punishment is...
I Chemically Straightened My Hair Because My Family Was Ashamed
Parenting and the illusion of reprieve Petaluma, CA. May, 2021. Photo by author. “Scientifically handsome” is what most anthropologists might call me. I am not vain because there is no need to be...
That’s My Daughter’s Leg in the Water
The underwater summersaults of parenting Sharing a coconut with my daughter at the Kukui Ula farmer’s market. Poipu, Kauai. I was genuinely grateful I still had time to hit the brakes and not run...