By Ayman on April 14, 2013
I was able to complete a shower process for Lea, from A to Z, my first “successful” attempt in 2.5 years. yes there was water everywhere, yes it took 45 minutes versus the 8 minutes of more experienced parents, yes as I write this I realize I should have cleaned behind her ears, yes it [...]
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By Ayman on March 25, 2012
I don’t think my parents ever thought that at some point in their life they would be going with their son (and his wife) to a Fairouz concert. They had listened to Fairouz regularly long before they were even courting (we rarely think of our parents courting The four of us going to the concert [...]
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By Ayman on March 11, 2012
Sometimes, it strikes me that: ”Wow, I have a year and a half-daughter”. With all the exams and qualifications we all go through in our life (school, university, work,…), you would think that there is an equivalent parenting qualification/assessment system — surprisingly there isn’t. More or less you are expected to wing it and learn from [...]
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