Category: 2023
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On Long Live Boy Hood (Part 1)
One of my favorite things was hearing about who my dad was grow up and the stories he told me. Here is a bit about where I came from that will help you understand me a bit more.
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On Boys Week
Boys, Today is Wednesday and we’re on the back nine of #BoysWeek. Once again, I don’t know if by the time you’re old enough the read these posts if the #hashtag trend will not be a thing, in which case you might be confused. Like, Dad, why did you sometimes put a tic-tac-toe symbol in…
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On Being Your Dad
Boys, It’s been awhile since I’ve written to you both and there has been a lot that’s happened since my last post. Reagan started kindergarten, Koen began preschool and had a birthday, and countless little moments have happened since I last wrote to you both. With that said, this will not be a recap post.…
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On Toddler Parkour
Koen, I’d say as of about a month ago, getting you up in the morning and getting you up from naps has looked a bit different. Your mom and I will be laying there and hear the “uh-uh-uh-uh” noise that compliments the excessive bouncing you do to psych yourself up for the day. We’ll check…
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On The #RauchdyMatch 2.0 – Part 2
Boys, Reagan, sometimes we’ll ask you a questions or ask you to do something and you just let out this audible, frustration-grunt. “Hey Reags, can you get ready for the day please? “UHHH! I just wanted to watch Pocoyo for another minute!!” Well I had this beautiful, funny, probably inspiring post about this upcoming match…
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On Kindergarten
Reagan, There are a few things that happen during your childhood that I think are “big deals.” I would never have told you, but when you turned 5 — long pause + big sigh — it really wasn’t that big of a deal. There are other things like riding a bike or learning to swim…
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On The #RauchdyMatch 2.0 – Part 1
Boys, Sometimes I write to you guys, and sometimes I use this to post about the happenings of what is going on in my life because, well, I figure it would be interesting to get a snippet of who I am or who your mom is at this point in our lives, too. Last year,…
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On Summer ’23
Boys, I’ve said this before, but I think sometimes posts don’t need to be anything more than “this is what your life was like in this moment in time.” So, this post will hopefully be a snapshot of what you’re both into and some of the fun things we’ve done recently. I’m writing this in…
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On Soccer
Boys, By the time you read this, you’ll know that soccer isn’t my main squeeze when it comes to sports. I played a few years when I was a little older than you, Reagan, but my bag was always baseball, golf, and (watching) football. That said, when push came to shove, I did take up…
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On Sanity
Boys, Websters defines the word “insanity” as “your two year old constantly screams at you the phrase ‘Koen (or “I”) do it’ while your oldest son constantly screams that he ‘can’t do it,” often times when referencing putting on clothes, riding a bike, or staying in his room for more than six second once he’s…
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