If you know me, you probably know how much I hate guessing. And no, it doesn’t get better when my daughter’s life depends on it. So, imagine my delight as I spent much of her first month on guesswork like “Are you hungry?” “Are you sleepy?” “Do you want the ice cream in my hand?”…
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Sanity Supplies for the New Parent Adventure
The Greater Vancouver Area is well-known for its bountiful supply of hiking trails. If you attempt one per week, it will literally take years to complete all of them. The most famous among those is arguably the Grouse Grind. The name says it all. It’s a grind so make no mistake about it. Though the…
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Game of the Name
It sometimes helps to throw a dash of whimsy at the bonfire of chaos. What’s the worst that’s gonna happen? To that end, I’ve tried different ways to find amusement in the midst of the pandemonium conjured by my daughter. Sometimes I repeat her exact crying voice verbatim, only louder. Sometimes I converse with her…
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