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The thread through all of it. Raising two boys, dragging them onto boards and walls and trails, and writing it down so they can read it later.
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Happy Birthday Zayn

Zayn is five!! He had a great birthday party yesterday. He is so social and so excited about celebrating his birthday at daycare …

Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min
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Parenting is hard

Only when you have the wrong expectations. It is so easy to know what the right action is, but sometimes so hard to do it. Ayden …

Sep 30, 2023 · 1 min
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Credit cards vs Pokémon cards

Ayden: I don’t want to lose my Pokémon cards Amer: ok Ayden: Pokémon cards are very important Amer: how so? Ayden: they have …

Sep 23, 2023 · 1 min
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Ayden says

Ayden: After we die if plants are eating our body how will we go to heaven Amer: Our soul goes Ayden: And we get a new body Amer: …

Sep 23, 2023 · 1 min
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It is so hard to choose

Ayden deciding his career: “There are so many cool job, I want to be fireman, goalie, dad, police officer, monster truck …

Sep 12, 2023 · 1 min
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American flag is better than Texas flag

Ayden: Baba, American flag is better than Texas flag. Me: How come? Ayden: Because it has more stars!

Nov 28, 2022 · 1 min
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My heart is growing bigger

Driving to Ayden’s first Monster Jam show, as the AT&T Stadium came into view, he was getting excited. His heart was …

Oct 29, 2022 · 1 min
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Nightmares of a 4-Year-Old

We are in our house on the second floor. There is a giant lobster outside. There is an Amazon delivery truck. There is a package. …

Jun 3, 2022 · 1 min
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Be the people that Evan's be

Last year, Ayden got into Minecraft thanks to Evan Storm’s channel. So we bought Minecraft on PS4 and started to play. I …

May 23, 2022 · 1 min
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Can you bring toys back home?

Tonight, I was reading the Puss in Boots bedtime story to Ayden. The story begins with the Old Miller dying. Ayden asked me if …

Mar 28, 2022 · 2 min
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Wheels and Engine Sound

Last year, we took Ayden to a monster truck show. We didn’t know how loud these trucks could be. So we bought ear protection …

Jan 28, 2022 · 1 min
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think hard

The other day while putting Ayden to sleep, he looked as if he was intensely thinking. I asked him, “Are you thinking …

Sep 30, 2021 · 1 min
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New Career Direction

Today Ayden said, “Jack (his friend) wants to be firetruck driver and I will be ambulance driver. Jack will put out fires. I …

Sep 26, 2021 · 1 min
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What do you want to be when you grow up

Yesterday, after I picked up Ayden from his daycare, he said he didn’t know what he wanted to be. I guess they asked him …

Jul 17, 2021 · 1 min
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Ask HN: Parents of HN, what are your best sources for evidence-based parenting?

Here is a list of parenting books recommended by members of the Hacker News community. All links are affiliate links to purchase …

Apr 14, 2020 · 1 min
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Baby vs Dog

It is amazing how having your own kids changes everything. I love my dog, and because of him I love almost all dogs. I hated …

Jul 18, 2019 · 2 min