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Thank you
I texted my father — our first message in months — asking if the link he had sent to an online photo album was real. He said it was. I selected the first photo: Two-year-old me, smiling wide, nestled in … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Reflections
Tagged active listening, appreciation, Asian immigrant family, children, communication, disconnect, emotions, faith, family, Grief, healing, journey, LGBQT, life, love, memories, parenting, photography, sexual orientation
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Edible Pollution
Comical Explanation
Posted in Kitchen Adventures, Reflections
Tagged BBQ, children, Comical Explanation, cookout, fourth of July, parenting, pollution, smoke
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The Upshift
Honey that challenge was made for you. It might hurt, but it will nurture wisdom, courage and character. I can see what you’re going through, and its big. But I can also see your strength, and that’s even bigger. This … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged challenge, character, communication, courage, faith, family, grateful, gratitude, happiness, insight, inspiration, integrity, pain, parenting, strength, tranquility, wisdom
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Communication
Comical Explanation
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Tagged children, Comical Explanation, communication, conversations, Emoji, lottery, parenting, Technology
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Abba, Father
The scene belonged on a funny Father’s Day card. As a dad muscled a lawn mower ahead of him with one hand, he expertly towed a child’s wagon behind him with the other. In the wagon sat his three-year-old daughter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood memories, chores, dad, Father’s Day card, Fathers Day, memories, multitask, parenting, play time
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Real Life of an MSW 