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