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Text Posts from the Kids Group: 2023 I

We have a Facebook group for kid stuff, because if we post a mixture of kid things and other stuff FB's algorithm gets very confused about who to show our posts to. While my annual pictures posts...

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Padding the Corner

There's a shelf in my dad's kitchen, about four feet off the ground. I remember when I stopped being short enough that I could walk under it: ouch! I didn't get a concussion or anything, but it was...

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Keeping Dresser Drawers In

We have an old dresser in our kitchen we use as extra cabinet space: As an old dresser with wooden runners, however, there's nothing to keep the drawers from being pulled all the way out, and falling...

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Text Posts from the Kids Group: 2022

Another round (previously: 2023) of liberating kid posts from Facebook: (Some of these were from me; some were from Julia. Ones saying "me" could mean either of us.) 2022-01-01 Me: Anna, if you don't...

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Griffin Island

The park near our house has an interesting sign: A parent put it up, labeling the area you're able to explore from this point without crossing any streets. It's the large red area on my child...

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Text Posts from the Kids Group: 2021

Another round of liberating kid posts from Facebook. For reference, in 2021 Lily turned 7, Anna turned 5, and Nora was born. (Some of these were from me; some were from Julia. Ones saying "me" could...

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Disappointing Table Refinishing

Shaving cream on a table: good kids activity on a wet day, right? Unfortunately it turns out our table's finish is alcohol-soluble, and spending a couple hours covered with a high-alcohol foam was not...

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The Serendipity of Density

One thing I really appreciate about living in Somerville is how density facilitates serendipity. Higher density means more of the places we might want to go are within walking distance, and then...

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Flagging Potentially Unfair Parenting

Recently I made a post in our kids group about something Lily (9y) had done that was funny, mischievous, and also potentially embarrassing. A friend asked whether Lily knew I was writing about her...

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Sledding Among Hazards

Some sledding hills are very open, with basically no hazards. As long as you start in a reasonable place there's nothing to run into. Robbins Farm Park, Arlington MA Other hills are not like this:...

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