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I never thought I\u2019d ever see such an accurate representation of me in a book, but considering the fact that there\u2019s basically no such thing of a parenting story where there aren\u2019t thousands of other parents who can\u2019t relate, I suppose I shouldn\u2019t be too surprised.\u00a0 Frankly, I\u2019m rather tickled at the notion that this picture is basically me to a tee, seeing as how it\u2019s clearly an Asian dad with two daughters that surreptitiously look to be if anything at all, a similar gap in age as my own daughters.<\/span><\/p>\n Not that I want all my dad brogs to be nothing but giant written bitch-fests about the plight of my life as a dad, it\u2019s safest to assume that when there is no news, it\u2019s probably in an adequate state to where I don\u2019t want to jump off a cliff.\u00a0 I know that that\u2019s not necessarily the best approach to when it comes to writing about my life as dad, but when things aren\u2019t so bleak, then my mind is usually free to write about other things, like sports, wrestling or commentary about design or the bullshit of Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n Really though, things as a parent have been pretty steady.\u00a0 Then again, I\u2019m unfortunately in the office four days a week now, which really cuts in my ability to actually spend time with my children, but as the days go, I\u2019m still the one waking up at 7 am every morning, every single day, week day or weekend, to make sure that breakfast is ready for the girls, and I get a little bit of time with them every morning before I go to the office, and by the time I get home, I have maybe an hour to 90 minutes of time before it\u2019s bath and bed time.<\/span><\/p>\n On the same token, the kids are enrolled in pre-K and dance classes, which takes a tremendous toll on my family\u2019s finances, but boredom is the penultimate enemy of toddlers, and I do like the idea that my kids have extracurriculars to explore and participate in, as opposed to being at home where they\u2019re more likely to get bored and cranky as a result of boredom.<\/span><\/p>\n #1, aside from irrational meltdowns over the silliest shit, is pretty easy going as far as three-year olds come, and I\u2019m proud of her daily growth and her demonstrative patience she shows for her little sister, and instead of resorting to biting and shoving first, she\u2019s shown the ability to try and verbally attempt to discourage instead of going straight to physical action.<\/span><\/p>\n #2, however, as the story of my life goes, has been the more challenging child, and I have to often be reminded of how different my kids are and how normal that is, and to not compare apples to apples.\u00a0 But with her, we\u2019re dealing with a seemingly deliberate rebellion to potty training, and almost daily, we\u2019re dealing with peeing and occasional pant-shitting, because she just won\u2019t verbalize when she needs to go to the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes it seems deliberate, and it really could be just that, but there was a period when she first began potty training that it seemed like she was a natural, solely because she had a big sister whom she watched and emulated, but over the last few weeks, there are times in which it seems like she is peeing or pooping outside of the potty, almost in an act of defiance, or jealousy to attention being given to her sister.<\/span><\/p>\n Furthermore, we\u2019re dealing with a lot of picky eating habits with #2 lately, where there are times in which she just doesn\u2019t eat.\u00a0 I know I\u2019m dealing with a toddler here, but wasting food drives me bonkers, and it\u2019s hard to not take it personally considering I\u2019m basically the only one who cooks in my household, and when my kids or honestly anyone I cook for, doesn\u2019t at least appreciate the effort I put in for them, it really is disheartening.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m hoping in time all of these not-quite savory behaviors will correct themselves sooner rather than later, as both are rather important, but all things considered, the overall picture of my life as a parent right now, compared to where it was like a year ago is still glowing comparatively.\u00a0 It\u2019s like we\u2019ve long passed the threshold where my first kid was basically being repeated with a second child, and we\u2019re in a stage of life where #1 is experiencing new things on a regular basis and we as parents can see it through their eyes as well, and #2 has marched into territory in life where she\u2019s as old as her sister was when she came into the world, and I have a really hard time believing that my kids are 3 and 2 respectively<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I never thought I\u2019d ever see such an accurate representation of me in a book, but considering the fact that there\u2019s basically no such thing of a parenting story where there aren\u2019t thousands of other parents who can\u2019t relate, I suppose I shouldn\u2019t 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