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Month: June 2017

I (My Daughter) Now Owns a Fidget Spinner

I (My Daughter) Now Owns a Fidget Spinner

“Daddy?” “What’s up Hun?” “Can I get a fidget spinner?” She finally got around to asking for a fidget spinner. This question was a “when” issue, not an “if” issue. I knew this moment would come. I let loose with a resigned sigh and smiled. “You’ve earned the allowance. Sure.” “Yay!” I’ve been noticing these things, these fidget spinners on my news feeds for a while now. I think it has nearly run its course. Stage one: you see nothing…

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Lydia’s Last Day of First Grade

Lydia’s Last Day of First Grade

I remember her first day of first grade. She wanted to make an impression that day–she wanted to wear her “gold” boots, they were a size too big but she was very proud of them. We all walked her to school that morning. Her aunt got her a backpack, a huge backpack with a garish purple (of course) design, her initials stitched in. She was so proud, so bold, she spoke in such platitudes of all the things she was…

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