Dear Sasha, Please watch this movie. If you grow up to be like this young lady, I will be very happy. Love, Daddy
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Dad vs. Bizarro-Dad
Sunday afternoon Jean, Sasha and I hopped the G train over to Williamsburg for brunch at a friend’s house. On the surface, this was a normal Brooklyn-type event: a dozen or so creative types (photographers, writers, designers) eating croissants and spinach-mushroom frittatas and drinking mimosas; four young children were playing with expensive imported wooden toys; …
The Ultimate Solution to All Baby-Related Problems
Friday evening, after the nanny left, was a wonderful time for me and Sasha. For almost two hours we played together happily, dancing, babbling, rolling a ball around the apartment, and playing peekaboo. Whee! And just that morning I’d written “What Do I Do Now?,” a post lamenting my inability to really get into it …
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On Dan Zanes & His So-Called ‘Friends’
Ever since we began discussing music for kids the other week, I’ve been listening to Sasha’s music with a closer ear. And by “Sasha’s music,” I mean, primarily, Dan Zanes—the ex-Del Fuegos lead singer who in the last decade has become a Brooklyn kiddie-tune fixture. By and large, his music is fantastic, a mix of …