You Want to go for a Beer, Noam Chomsky?

October 22, 2010 bonding

Did Jacob come into this world hard-wired for language? Has he learned language from the highly educated and overly deconstructive household he was born into? Does it matter?

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In the Middle of the Night

October 15, 2010 Uncategorized

I used to be a night owl and a morning-person. Now I’m both, but Im also a middle-of-the-night person. The math on this does not seem possible. After becoming a parent, I was forced to change in unimaginable ways.

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The Minivan Bet

September 29, 2010 Uncategorized

It was an easy bet to make when we did not have children.  Together, we lived in a duplex-up condo in Chicago. When we weren’t having keg parties, we were at the bars; the lights, the music, the late mornings, the jumping from rooftops into garbage cans in the alley… I think the bet was [...]

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Kids and Pigs

September 26, 2010 farms

Sometimes I get pig shit on my only clean pants – but it’s good to be humbled by our food.

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“What’s the number for 911?”

September 24, 2010 health

I awoke at midnight to the sound of Jabba the Hut in my daughters bedroom. I rushed to check on her. She was her super-cute-usual self, except her tongue was draped out her mouth and a slow string of drool made its way to the pillow. And she sounded as though she had partially swallowed [...]

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cinéma vérité dans le jardin

September 17, 2010 Connections

In the span of four sentences, an intriguing level of honesty and nuance was achieved. These two girls have been friends their whole lives. Granted, Elouise has only been verbal for about 50% of that time. The ability to record changed the dynamic. Both girls knew that something else was on the line. Amelia took [...]

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The Fucked Up People’s Parents

September 12, 2010 development

Rarely do we know the parents of the really fucked up people. If you had to name four of the most screwed up humans to live, you might be inclined to name one of these scoundrels. But who were their parents? They couldn’t have been good at raising children, other wise their children would never [...]

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Copy Cats

September 10, 2010 development

I feel like I have a little more time to clean up my act before the real serious imitation starts happening.

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Love Buzz

August 20, 2010 bonding

I get high when I see my kids after being at work all day. Though, I used to think it was a contact buzz from living on Vashon.

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All My Old Shit

August 7, 2010 Connections

I used to think my grandmother was CRAZY for always asking me what I wanted after she died. She asked what I liked, and I would get all nervous, did she think I visited her because I wanted her things? I didn’t know! It was all cool. It was all old. And hers. And welcoming and I wanted it to always be hers so that when I saw it, it meant that I was seeing her.

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