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“You did it!” This is the best $10 spent at IKEA ever. Gabe flips the toy over. It features ten colored pegs. A small wooden hammer is used to pound each peg to the other side. One by one he pounds them down. He really is good at it. Rarely does he miss a peg. “You did it!” Gabe exclaims [...] Betrayal and disgust. These are the words that come to mind when I think about how he looked at me. At first words failed him. The disgust occupied his tongue. Pure revulsion prevented him from putting to words the hatred that he felt. He should have seen it coming. Every night it is the same dance. The same assault [...] “Can I play puppy now?” I have to think for a minute. We’re shopping at Target. Isaac is behaving nicely, but he’d like to start one of his favorite games. He love to pretend to be a puppy. This has its drawbacks. Instead of a hug and kiss at bedtime, I sometimes get a hug and lick. Blech. A high [...] Recent events have taught me a great deal about my musical preferences and those of my first son. For years now I’ve listened to Pandora. Specifically, I listen to a Pandora station seeded with Indigo Girls. It behaves exactly as one might expect such a station to behave. I needed a change. “What better change,” thought I, “than to [...] |
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