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Adelaide, I have now been your dad for one year.

My daughter is slowly climbing her way up the language hill. It’s really neat to see her acquire words. Each time she we recognize that she’s trying to say a particular term for something, such as “kitty” or “milk”, it’s kind of amazing. But she can’t say the words very well, so as we see [...]

I’ve been thinking about parenting again, lately. Funny that, as I am a parent. What I mean is that as I interact with other parents of different backgrounds and children of various ages, I keep revisiting some ideas I’ve had about kids, learning, and people. I think mainly I’ve been channeling Radiolab episodes in my [...]

Parents can always win through attrition because adults have more resources than children. It may seem like children have more stamina, but they have less follow-through. All bets are off when they’re teenagers, though.

Everyone has a list, but as far as I know these items have not been mentioned about what to expect after you’re expecting. I have had several epiphanies as a direct result of taking care of a baby. For example, a previous post about learning to just take charge of the situation. I did not [...]

At first I thought I’d title this, “Three most important things about being a parent” but then I realized it was more applicable to everyone. With a little creativity you can apply these rules to your marriage, your friendships, your family, and …

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