HeyJaredKids Over Cars
I’m Darren, a father of two, former U.S. Department of Transportation staffer, and deeply interested in how design and logistics shape everyday family life.
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Suburbs Don't Have to Suck (opens the original)
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Our family has been slow traveling abroad since May 2025, looking for a place to raise our kids where childhood works a little differently. This one is about our time in England. If you’re new here, this post explains how the search started.It’s a Saturday morning in January 2024. Sydney and I are trying to calmly enjoy our second coffee together, as our girls (4 and 2) are probably making a mess in the living room. We live in an old streetcar suburb of Baltimore City, nea
Cars are Fine, Actually (opens the original)
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The Youths Need More Than a Parking Lot (opens the original)
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The Speed Hump that Changed How I See Everything (opens the original)
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I Don’t Want My Kids Growing Up Like I Did (opens the original)
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My mom never let me have a video game console, which I’m very grateful for now.I used to love Star Fox – an old Nintendo 64 game where animals fly fighter spaceships.So, I loved to go to my buddy Jason’s house to play. He also had way better snacks than I did.One Friday afternoon at recess during fourth grade, we are on the swings playing Star Fox. I pause the imaginary game.“Hey, Jason. You think your parents would let me spend the night tonight? We could play multiplayer mode Star Fox on N64!”
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