Since the day L was born, I’ve envisioned myself as a “cool” Dad, the kind of guy who’d escort his kid(s) to a Taylor Swift concert and allow the purchase of the same silly-but-trendy stuff that all the other kids are wearing (those new Silly Bandz bracelets, for instance).
Especially on the subject of language, because [...]

Amid all of her talking and near-walking, L took a wonderful step back in time today, presenting me with a gift that hearkened back to the era when she was three months old and still fit between my shoulder and my bellybutton.
To wit: She fell asleep on my chest while we sat on the couch.
The [...]

After winning big on L’s birth date at roulette in Las Vegas this weekend, I can gladly state that my daughter earned me some serious coin.
Enough to buy a whole season’s worth of diapers. Enough for a month’s worth of take-out Thai. Even enough for that fancy new Balenciaga purse which Powergirl spotted in the [...]

By now we’ve all heard English poet Thomas Haynes Bayly’s line about absence making the heart grow fonder. Yesterday I experienced this sensation for the first time about L, as I was away for her for a total of nine hours—the most lengthy separation since her birth.
The longing caught me by surprise. I have read [...]