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Hugs and Cuddles and Things That Make You Feel Sick

Posted on 11/11/2008 by Backpacking Dad

I don’t quite remember when Erin started giving hugs voluntarily instead of out of self-defense as her mom or I tried to squeeze her joy into the world. And I don’t remember when she started running up to us and hugging our legs just below the knees. There was a gap, a long period in…

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Circumlocuting Thanks

Posted on 11/10/2008 by Backpacking Dad

This is the most awkwardly expressed post I can remember writing. I know that because I’ve trashed four versions of it. It’s important that I say what I’m saying, but I just don’t know how to do it properly, so I end up writing incoherent, babbling, sentences that are barely related to each other. Ever…

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Simple

Posted on 11/08/2008 by Backpacking Dad

This is why we never buy toys. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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