Tag: family
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On Mother’s Day
Son, This will be your second Mother’s Day. For your first, we were down in Florida visiting Mima and Papa, and you were just a 3 month old baby — it was actually your very first vacation! Your dad didn’t do a very good job at making your mom feel special, and I am determined…
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On Being A Dad
Son, Having you makes me reflect a lot on my own childhood. I find myself picturing going back in time as my adult self, and spending a day with my younger self. What would I say? Would my younger self like my adult self? Would I give advice or just try to live in the…
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On Kelly’s Hair Salon
What happens when a mom’s love meets a momfail, and one little boy’s locks are on the line!
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On Growing Up
Son, There is going to be a time when you grow up. It seems like it happens a little bit each day, and I look back a month ago at who you were and it blows my mind how much you’ve changed. I think that growing up is something that is so much more apparent…
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On Long Time No See – Don’t Hold it Against Me
Son, I’m sorry. Due to some technical difficulties and a busy holiday season, I haven’t written to you. I’m not making excuses. If I wanted to figure it out, I would have. That’s on me. Let’s move on… You just turned 11 months old the other day, and holy f#*%^ing moly things have changed since…
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On Seven Months, Scoots, and your Favorite Things
Son, The other day, you turned seven months old. What this means is a. it’s been a few weeks since I’ve last written you (sorry) 2. you have lots of new skills that I haven’t mentioned to you yet d. Rogue hasn’t eaten you yet, so things are progressing nicely You can pretty much sit up…
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On 3 Month Olds and Plane Travel
Grading your performance on your first trip to Orlando.
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On Your Mother and I – Pre-Reagan
On Your Mother and I – Pre-Reagan I have talked a lot about your mom on here because, well, she is kind of a big deal. There are more things to say about her than I can do in any one post, so I will probably have a lot of these posts dedicated to her.…
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On Being a Son
On Being a Son There is a song by Lee Brice called, “Boy.” I remember your mom told me to listen to it when she was very pregnant with you and she told me it made her cry. Naturally, since everything from Crest commercials to reality TV shows made her cry at that point of the pregnancy,…
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On your Grandmother
On your Grandmother There will be a lot of people who will be a part of your life. Your mother and I will probably be the most important, at least until you meet a girl, fall in love, and make a little blog like this one of your own. But your GM Whitt will be…
From Ryan to Reagan and Koen 