Tonight, I was reading the Puss in Boots bedtime story to Ayden. The story begins with the Old Miller dying. Ayden asked me if people die in real life. I was not ready for this conversation, but I also didn’t want to lie. I said yes and hoped we could move on quickly. Ayden’s eyes turned teary. In a crying voice, he asked, “Why?” “It’s just the way it is,” I said. ...
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 headphones for him. He was still feeling a little scared. Later he came up with the idea that the sound of the engine comes from the tires. He would keep telling me that monster truck tires are loud, or that they made it louder after he put on his headphones. ...
The other day while putting Ayden to sleep, he looked 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 wanted 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 the Hacker 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 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 the patio. (With Whiskey Cake being a notable exception.) Every grocery trip, I would buy him a new toy, and many times I had arguments with my wife because he had too many toys. Every vacation we would have a huge argument because I wanted a dog-friendly vacation where we could take our dog. ...