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Confessions of a Reluctant Tiger Dad: Piano Lessons

Posted on 01/15/201301/15/2013 by Backpacking Dad

I hear the piano wrestled into submission, notes pinging to my ears in a familiar tune. Mary had a little…a little…a lit-tle…MARY HAD A…mary HAD a little…Mary had a little lamb! Every now and then Erin hits all the notes the right way, but it’s not often. She’ll get better. We started Erin in private…

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On Raising Geeky Kids: A Reflection on Fantasy and Horror Films

Posted on 01/09/201301/13/2013 by Backpacking Dad

As part of my attempt to raise Erin as a geek, we’ve been reading The Hobbit at night. She knew that there was a movie coming out, and has wanted to see it, but I told her we’d have to read the book first. She agreed, and we’ve been picking at it for a few…

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Interlude

Posted on 01/08/2013 by Backpacking Dad

Both Erin and Adrian are back in school today, and for a brief, three-hour window, I have the house to myself before I pick up Erin at school to take her to her piano lesson and then go to Target and then get the mail and then pick up Adrian and then and then and…

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