Parenting

Tonight, I was reading Puss in the Boots bedtime story to Ayden. Story begins with Old Miller dying. Ayden asked me if people die in real life. I am not ready for this conversation but I also didn’t want to lie. I said yes and hoped we can move on quickly. Ayden’s eyes turned teary. In crying voice, he asked, “Why?” “It just the way it is.” I said. I watched him as he processed this new information about life. He has seen dead worms, read stories with death in it, but never connected that with people. ...

Last year, we took Ayden to monster truck show. We didn’t know how loud these trucks can be. So we bought ear protection headphones for him. He was still feeling a little scared. Later he came up with idea that sound of engine comes from the tires. He would keep telling me that monster trucks tires are loud or they made it louder after he put on his headphone.

Other day while putting Ayden to sleep, he looked like as if he was intensely thinking. I asked him, “Are you thinking something?” “Yes” he replied. “What are you thinking?” I asked “I don’t know what car to play with in the morning, baba!”

Today Ayden said, “Jack (his friend) wants to be firetruck driver and I will be ambulance driver. Jack will put out fires. I will take people to hospital. It will be so much fun.”

Yesterday, after I picked up Ayden from his daycare, he said, he didn’t know what he wants to be. I guess they asked him this question in his class. I told him he has plenty of time to figure it out. There is no rush. Then later at night he said, “Baba, I know what I want to be. I want to be a Tow Truck Driver.” He said it would be so much fun to tow cars. ...

Here is a list of parenting books recommended by members of Hacker’s News community. All links are affiliate links to purchase these books from Amazon: How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk One of a few books that are recommended multiple times in this thread. 4.5 stars with 1000+ reviews. Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster Another book that was recommended by multiple people. ...

It is amazing how having your own kids changes everything. I love my my dog and because of him I love almost all dogs. I hated leaving him home, so much, that I would not go to restaurants that don’t let dogs in patio. (With Whiskey Cake being notable exception). Every grocery trip, I would buy him a new toy, many times had arguments with wife because he had too many toys. Every vacation we would have huge argument because I wanted dog friendly vacation where we can take our dog. ...