February 2012
12 posts
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“Dear Son:
Thank you for puking on the clean laundry.”
– bp
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The CoMOMdrum →
this is a little late, but it’s rare that i feel flattered in regards to being a father. the fact that the props come from the mother of my child just makes me all the more grin-smacked. and, lest you think i’m bragging about something i’ve done, let me correct by saying it’s simply the validation that my spouse understands me, and doesn’t think i’m a deadbeat....
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Diapers, the video game
All this leveling up makes me feel like we’re advancing in something. When do we get to a boss level? -ms
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Parenting is culture shock: "What Korea Means to... →
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Flow
In our search for a new car seat, we keep coming back to this one.
And then I get this stuck in my head.
-bp
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Watchcompletely, holy-freaking-obvious takeaways:
1. be aware that muscles build over time and allow this thing called “movement”
2. don’t leave your baby on the edge of a table
3. DON’T LEAVE YOUR BABY
-bp
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Note To Self
Try not to dwell on the ratio of time you spend with a co-worker who despises your inmost being, versus the time you spend with the 8.5 month old that literally chirps when you walk in the door.
-bp
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New Reclining High Chair Saves Lives
Today the wife and I watched our first 15 minutes of HGTV together since the baby was born. “This is so great,” we kept saying (or I did). But this is just how normal people live. -ms
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Don't Tell Me We Make Our Own Luck →
In which I write about being a new dad and having bad luck, the sins of fatherhood and husbandhood, and what being Korean has to do with it. -ms
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Don't Get Too Comfortable
I know by this point the whole “Friday nights are never the same” thing is pretty well-worn territory, but I think there’s some part of me that still doesn’t quite believe/get it. Take tonight. I happened to get out of work early, meaning we could “go out for dinner”—which means at some time well before 6pm where the only other people are babies and senior...
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When will I ever get to take a bath again sans baby?
«don’t feel manly about this, but can this be my life for an hour? -ms
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Woody Woodpecker's daughter
She’s starting to bite the wood on her crib. We caught her up there, supporting herself with her teeth. It made me remember I used to bite wood as a child. I would make a ring of teeth marks, all around my bed post. “Don’t worry,” I told my wife. “I did that all the time.” But maybe that should only have been more reason to worry? -ms
