Tagged with children

Removing my children from the Internet

About a week ago I began deleting all photos and videos of my children from the Internet. This is proving to be no easy task. Like many parents, I’ve excitedly shared virtually every step, misstep and milestone that myself and my children have muddled our way through. To be honest, aside from making sure my …

October 14, 2013
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Attn: parents of mixed Chinese kids

From the Global Times: The city’s Exit-Entry Administration Bureau on Monday strongly advised parents of biracial infants born in China with Chinese nationalities to make sure their paperwork is in order before arriving at local airports, after some 100 families have been prohibited from taking their infant children out of the country this year. Mixed …

June 28, 2011
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Casey & The Wheelie Walker

When Casey first arrived our friends Kevin and Sammi gave us a walker. At the time I couldn’t begin to imagine Casey ever being big enough to use it. For the last month or two we’ve been using it as a way to keep him stationary while we do dishes, prep dinner or just to …

December 10, 2010
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Casey’s First Week – A Retrospective

We’ve been home from the hospital since Monday afternoon, and are slowly finding our day-to-day groove. It’s challenging, but not as difficult as I built it up to be in the months/weeks leading up to Casey’s birth. I’m happy to report that despite a bit of jaundice that we’ve been told should clear up in …

May 13, 2010
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Act For Mums – a request for signatures

I’ve been getting e-mails from ONE.org for several years now, and whereas many of their actions tend to be too US-centric to allow me much participation, their most recent campaign to hit my inbox touched home on a couple of levels. Subject: The perfect Mother’s Day present If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking about …

April 20, 2010
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