Anxious but trying spouse and dad who's working on (and sometimes even succeeding at!) introducing my kid to bikes, games, books, French, and more.

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My kid can’t name our street and thinks our city is called “UK” but does know that we’re on Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.




It’s superhero day at the YMCA tomorrow, and my spouse is going to high fitness class as Squirrel Girl after years of teasing me for liking such a relatively-obscure character. Counting this one as a win!




My kid just suggested cleaning something around the house so we could put off something she knew she had to do but didn’t want to. Looks like she’s developing valuable skills for grad school.




The cutest part of my kid’s being old enough to make Valentines this year is her insistence on mailing one to herself.