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Little Heroes

06/16/09

A few years ago, I was acquainted with a couple from Mexico who were raising their two boys (ages roughly 4 and 6) in the United States. The couple didn’t speak much English and they naturally only spoke Spanish in the home. Furthermore, the children didn’t have (as far as I knew) any English-speaking buddies and were rarely around adults who spoke English. But they had something much more precious to the young, (and dare I say, male) mind: Television! These two boys were hardcore fans of Spiderman (the cartoon version) and watched it on television any chance they got. Their parents didn’t impose any restrictions on their TV-watching, so over time, the young boys with their little spongy brains absorbed so many lines…

Categories: Trivial Occurrences

Latin American Strongman

06/06/09

As a still fairly new parent, I’m gradually finding more comfort in the fact that most of my boy’s new little quirks have already been documented, explained, and dealt with by generation after generation of parents before me. (Others will possibly be labeled with 3-letter acronyms an deferred to prescription medications, but that’s a social criticism I’ll undertake if and when the time comes). Example of one of those normal quirks: “Toddler Refusal” My boy’s thing for the last few weeks has been to test the limits of his free will by answering “no” (and in a pretty mean tone, too!) to every question or request, even if it’s something he actually would want to do, such as: Parent: “Hey, kiddo, do you want…

Categories: Trivial Occurrences

Big Boy

06/05/09

Like any other decent celebrity, I primarily thank my fans for giving me the energy and the encouragement to keep going. So it is to all of those fans around the world (i.e. my wife and my best friend in Colorado), that I want to offer my apologies for resting on my laurels and not keeping up with the blog. As you know, I’ve been busy raising a child and preparing for another one. But enough about my hiatus from the limelight. Let’s catch up, shall we? My boy keeps growing strong, smart, and handsome and continues to teach me things about myself as a man, as a father, and as a language teacher. He is now 22 months old and his vocabulary in…

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