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Year of the pandemic
It’s getting difficult to write now that I’m getting older. I’m struggling really hard with death. Writing these letters reminds me of how fast you two are growing. And that means how fast my end is coming as well.
I used to feel like I …
Catching up
Dear Js,
I went to China for work for a few days. Mama said j fell asleep whimpering: “I love you daddy, daddy so far away, up in the clouds, in the sky daddy. I wish I could make you come back as soon as …
Goodbye, titi :(
Dear Js,
It’s been 4 months since I last wrote. I really fell off the horse this time. And now I’m trying to climb back on. Forgive my sloppiness as I dump stuff on here to catch back up.
The last draft I had in …
Saved your life again
Dear Js,
I saved your life, j. Again. I thought you would have learned after the last time you almost drowned. But NOPE. It’s our fault I guess. Because there’s no way the human race survived this long without learning that water is danger. But …
“I am a bad boy”
Dear Js,
Abu left.
On the way to the airport:
J: “Mama, I don’t want Abu to leave us.”
Abu silent
j: “I’m feeling a little sleepy”
closed eyes
J: “but then you won’t be able to say goodbye to Abu.”
j: “at least I …
j’s first day at preschool
Dear Js,
I love how comedians tell stories. I love how they can capture an audience and make them laugh. Here’s an example with Louis C.K. telling a story about his boat disaster with his kids — it’s from Jerry Seinfeld’s new series Comedians in …
2 more ways to fail at dadding
Dear j,
The life of a parent is being worried about when you’ll screw up next. You fear that one of those goofups will result in your kids losing a finger, a tooth or an eye. Sometimes, no matter how much you worry, one of …
“There are steps everywhere, you just have to find them” (+ bye bye molars)
Dear Js,
I was brushing my teeth before bed when it felt like I bit into a grain of sand. The “grain” rattled in my mouth and I caught it in my palm. It was white and the size of half a grain of rice. …
Fun with germs
Dear Js,
It’s been more than a month since I last wrote. It seems like every time I write I have yet another excuse.
I bet you’re excited to know what my excuse is this time. It’s not a good one but hey it’s all …
First pedals
Dear Js,
Guess what! Today is a day with another first.
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
It was interesting.
The first thing I did before even loading it up into our trunk was take the training wheels off. I told you that the wheels …
