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Category Archives: Personal
EPILOGUE The last thirty days with my children have, as always, been both bizarre and beautiful. The exercise of writing about them every single day, no matter what, come weekends or weddings, has been truly eye opening for me. It has forced me to examine my children more closely. It has forced me to engage…
DAY 30 LAST DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVENT 1 - GIRL I lie on the couch and my daughter lies on top of me, her ear against my chest. Presumably she’s listening to my heart beat while attempting to fall asleep. It’s well past her bedtime and her arm is still all messed up from who-knows-what-happened to it. My…
DAY 29 EVENT 1 - BOY I kneel down next to Rory and point at his nose. I place my finger right against the tip of it and I say, “What is this? What is this?” He quickly responds, “Rory!” I suppose, technically, he isn’t entirely wrong. EVENT 2 - GIRL Quinn has hurt her arm;…
DAY 28 A BILATERAL EVENING WITH CHILDREN EVENT 1 - GIRL I pull up in my driveway, home later than usual because I had to stop at the pharmacy to pick up a refill of prescription drugs. As I approach the front door, it swings open and my wife barrels out. She tells me she’s going…