It’s Friday morning, and next to me my two-year-old son plays with dinosaurs, their roamings stretching across the carpeted landscape. The plastic figures occasionally stop their treks to inspect a stale, discarded Cheerio or to quickly scatter with an “I need to go potty!” urgency, but for the most part my son’s play is contained…Read More
Parenting
I Was There
Wednesday night I did something it’s common knowledge you should never do before bed. I thought I’d take a quick stroll through the global news. What I soon realized was that my feed was filled to the brim of people in mourning for a father and his 23-month-old baby girl. On June 24, Óscar Alberto…Read More
You’re Not My Mother
No matter how much time you spend around kids before you have a baby, nothing can prepare you for the surprises of being a parent. It’s no secret that parenting is filled with never-felt-before emotions. The joy of holding your baby for the first time. The elation of waking up to discover your human alarm…Read More
Everything and Nothing
The other night, I stood in front of my bedroom mirror and struggled to make a decision: Should I go or should I stay? I was dressed for a run. In my arms, my little boy was wrapped in a towel. Fresh out of the bath, he was giggling as he admired the reflection of…Read More