Everyone in the world now is marrying Asian women, whether they want to or not. Yes, it’s true! But that doesn’t mean the experience of having kids with Asians is uniform across the globe. For instance, Sascha Matuszak of ChengduLiving.com (who actually lives in Shanghai, go figure) is wrangling with his parents over what his …
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Once upon a time, we used to chuck the kiddies in the back of the beltless Buick, light up a whole pack of camels, chug Crown Royal from a flask, and drive off to Grandma’s house without a second thought. Or a first thought, actually. That’s how drunk we were. Sometimes we’d even forget the …
When I pick up my toddler, Sasha, from day care, there are certain rituals I go through. A brief chat with the teachers, pleasantries exchanged with other parents, and then, just before we go out the door, I require Sasha to say good-bye to everyone. This can be as little as a wave and a …
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Theodore’s assertion this morning—The Entire World Is Awful—was kind of a downer, wasn’t it? While I’m sure he meant well, I’ve come across a couple of pieces of evidence that the world, while still mostly shit, has a couple of good points. For example, did you know that children “still enjoy playing traditional games like …
