My son recently decided to play cello and I couldn’t be happier about it. My memories of learning violin as a 5th grader (Max is in 4th) are of a lot of pain but also a lot of fun and camaraderie. Feeling like a geek because I was in “orchestra” rather than with the kool [...]
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On Easter day, my son and I skipped church and went snowboarding. This season he’s shed the training wheels (it would be nice if ‘boards actually had them) and has begun to shred. It’s been a lot of fun letting him lead.
On one run, while he was ahead of me, I treated myself to a [...]
Like this post at GeekDad, I’ve had conversations with my 9-year-old son about life’s deep questions. Unlike Matt Blum at GeekDad, we haven’t talked about reality, existence, and perception.
We have talked about life and death and ethics. The death conversations are particularly poignant. The prospect of losing any family member is heart-wrenching. Rather than post [...]
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- Paul: Jennie - after writing this post, I realized that I should take my own advice and teach my son how to use and respect knives. I'm going to either tea
- Paul: Jennie - for myself and my family, a lot of our play is always been physical so I'm not sure if I'm starting from a different place than you. I'm ass
- Jennie Rosenbaum: I would love some tips on how to play with your kids when you have a condition. I have a mobility disability and I am so afraid of not being able to p