Tag: love
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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 Habits and Systems
Son, ::Fireside Chat:: There is a lot I want to teach you in life, but one of the most important things I can tell you about achieving your goals is to set habits and systems in place early and often. Here’s why: [sips whiskey] If you have a dream, which we adults call “goals,” then…
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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 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.…