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Napping in the Outer Banks

Jun 21, 2023 08:25AM ● By Matthew Jones

We were in Duck, North Carolina, in late May. We were there with family and friends for our annual beach trip to the Outer Banks. It was a chilly, cloudy day, so instead of going to the beach, we...

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Folding and Feelings

May 31, 2023 06:00AM ● By Matthew Jones

You can fit a surprising amount of quality time into 10 minutes of doing laundry with a 3-year-old. Recently, I had a little time after my workday was done and needed something to occupy my...

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The Tween Drama Gauntlet

May 17, 2023 06:22AM ● By Matthew Jones

I recently went to my friend’s daughter’s ninth birthday pool party. I’m used to parties with kids the ages of my children—3 and almost 6. Those parties make sense to me; the kids play with each...

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Artificial Dad-telligence Upgraded

Apr 06, 2023 06:37PM ● By Matthew Jones

Introducing ChatGPT In a previous post, I poked around at some chatbots and asked them about parenting. The results were ... disappointing. But since then, a super-powered chatbot you may have...

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Exploring Messick's Farm

Mar 22, 2023 07:22PM ● By Matthew Jones

Last week my 5-year-old son Benny asked me, “When can we go back to the place with the big slides? The one where you ride on a carpet?” It took some questioning to get him to elaborate, but I...

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Dad as a Doornail

Mar 08, 2023 05:00AM ● By Matthew Jones

Having kids makes you consider your own mortality in a different light. Now if you were to keel over, there are these little people that depend on you that would be left high and dry. You may not...

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More Stuff my Kids Say

Feb 22, 2023 07:31PM ● By Matthew Jones

In a previous post, I wrote about all the funny stuff my 5-year-old son Benny has said over the years. I was able to remember all that stuff because I wrote it down, and suggested you do the same....

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Parenting on Hard Mode

Feb 08, 2023 05:00AM ● By Matthew Jones

Have you ever played a video game? Like, ever? In most cases you usually play the game on “normal” mode your first time through, then later if you’re looking for a challenge you play on “hard”...

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A Daddy-Daughter Saturday

Oct 12, 2022 08:43AM ● By Matthew Jones

I’m a big fan of having two kids. They get to grow up together and they can play with each other. Empathy and compassion need to be learned, and having another kid around all the time gives them...

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Stuff My Son Says

Sep 28, 2022 09:26PM ● By Matthew Jones

Kids are hilarious. They take in tons of stuff they see and hear every day, swish it around in their brain, and spit out some great stuff that you never would have thought of. Maybe you have a...

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