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Breath

Posted on 09/24/2009 by Backpacking Dad

Adrian had a wheeze, so I took him to the vet. The vet said “Hey, this is a baby,” and made me go home. But hey, free cat treats. Adrian was wheezy, so I took him to a deluxe apartment in the sky. It had no air conditioning though, and it was too hot at…

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Cortisol

Posted on 09/14/200909/14/2009 by Backpacking Dad

(Sung to Simon and Garfunkel’s “Kodachrome”) When I think back On all the sleep I got in utero It’s a wonder I can’t sleep at all And though my lack of sleep and slumber Hasn’t ended yet I can tell my folks are up a wall. Cortiso-o-ol Because of those nice bright colors Because of…

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Toddlerism and the Functional Child

Posted on 09/14/2009 by Backpacking Dad

It sounds strange to some people when I say I’m a toddlerist. To them all toddlerists have one thing in common: toddler-ness. But toddlerism is a to-philosophy rather than a from-philosophy: it aims toward puberty and equality of height rather than emerging from inherent traits. In fact, it is a from-philosophy that toddlerism is a…

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