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Category: parenting

language/parenting/social/tech

New tech still needs old fashioned communication skills

Posted on 09/02/2022 by Reay

Hearing my eleven-year-old on a phone call is equal parts cringe-worthy and hilarious. You’ll note I said “call”. Not a Zoom or FaceTime or te...

nature/parenting/photography/walks

Enjoy the road traveled

Posted on 11/12/2020 by Reay

I recently had a minor epiphany. Or perhaps not so minor. My wife is a teacher and has regular report cards due, which is always a slog in the household: She...

parenting/tech

Old dog, new tricks

Posted on 27/11/2020 by Reay

In my ongoing struggle with tech, it wasn’t surprising that at some point, I’d have to replace a laptop battery. So it was with my half decade-ish o...

health/parenting/social/tech

Looking back on a month off of social media

Posted on 31/10/2020 by Reay

Today marks the last day of my month away from Twitter and Mastodon (and Tumblr, which I recently realized I was still on). What I will or won’t do with T...

health/parenting/whatnot

Celebrate progress, not perfection

Posted on 28/10/2020 by Reay

I heard that phrase recently in regard to a new podcast that’s out. With apologies, I don’t recall which podcast it is, but I loved the phrase becau...

parenting/whatnot

Lego remains awesome, but…

Posted on 19/10/2020 by Reay

There’s a time in a parent’s life–I’m making a sweeping assumption here based on my own experience, but I’d bet money it’s a...

games/parenting/tech

How to feel old fast

Posted on 18/09/2020 by Reay

My nine-year-old daughter has had some interest in coding for the last couple of years. Now bear in mind, at that age, “coding” is pretty much using...

games/parenting/tabletop/Uncategorized

Lessons learned from children

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Reay

There’s a lot that grown-ups can learn from kids. Yes, we have bills to pay and jobs to go to (or, even more stressful for many more these days, not), and...

health/parenting

Summer camps in Covid times

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Reay

I write this shortly after my nine-year-old has been dropped off at a summer day camp. Your reaction to that line will range from some variation of “Hey, ...

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