HeyJaredNo One Talks About
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The seeds we plant, the time it takes (opens the original)
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It was many years ago, I’m just not sure if it was before I even had kids, or if it was when my now-oldest was my then-only and just a tiny babe. I was scrolling through Instagram, as we do too often, and saw a friend of a friend post a picture of her and her kid having a ski day together. They had skipped school and work, and taken to the slopes for the day! How fun! The caption on her post read something to the effect of this: If you, scroller, are wondering how we got here1—here, a ski day to
Playing old songs, to the same tune (opens the original)
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I remember reading something, years ago, to the effect of “We probably still like a kot of the things we liked as kids, so why don’t we do them?” I may have been in my late 20s or early 30s at the time—hard to know for sure—and when I took a proverbial look around, I wasn’t really doing any of the things I liked to do as a kid. Sure, it’s totally normal (maybe even expected!) to adopt new hobbies as an adult—maybe especially as a parent—and I’m here for that. Try new things! See what else you mi
donuts on the last day (opens the original)
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on their last day of summer camp,his last day as a preschooler,they woke up cranky and started trading Pokémon cards, upset about what one has, the other doesn’t. distracted from feeling their sadness and preemptive nostalgiafor a summer that has mostly passed. not yet able to name these feelingsbut being bowled over by them nonetheless, they’ll stop at the Dairy to get donuts for their teachers and friends, interns and staff, bringing sweetness to the bitter emotions. they spent hours outsidein
Little lasts and big firsts (opens the original)
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Twice in the past week I’ve run through a park that used to be an integral part of our Family Survival Kit. It has playgrounds and bathrooms and a big parking lot and walking (or running or “hiking”) trails, community gardens, and ample shade. What more could a family with three young boys need?! Yet, I’m not sure we’ve been once this year. I could have chalked that up to winter and spring being what they are in Ann Arbor—cold, gray, seemingly-endless, rewiring and conditioning you to stay home
Easing on through Summer (opens the original)
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In my ears, I’m on a loop of our kids’ summer musical set list—which includes songs like “Ease on Down the Road” and “…No Bad News!” from The Wiz and many from The Wizard of Oz, and also songs like “Roar” by Katy Perry, “Celebrate (Good Times)” by Funktown America, and “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters—because it’s our Summer Camp musical week/end and I can’t get enough! When their five1 musical performances w
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