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Multilingual ≠ perfectly fluent, and that’s OK!
Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life? I studied French from junior high through first year undergraduate. I can’t speak it. I tried, but my teacher (MA from Tunisia) had to use a book based on Parisien French, even though my hometown is a stone’s throw from Québéc (not Paris!). […]
JAXA finally gets it right with the H3
Six small satellites developed by universities and other organizations carried by the vehicle also were believed to be successfully separated, JAXA said. https://apnews.com/article/japan-jaxa-h3-rocket-launch-9c64f2c59b9212d612902e74823b77b5 “Believed to be” successful. Very Japanese. It’s a start. A late, very much delayed start. But at least it worked (finally).
What to tell a white and nerdy college kid…
What is something you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self? That by the time you are able to support a family, everyone on the planet will be just as geeky as you…with a mini-computer in their pocket 24/7, obsessed with scifi and super hero movies, and desperate to stay in the loop on the […]
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Spice Girl to Daddy: This food is bland!
Lately, my daughter has begun to reject food. At first my wife and I thought she might be coming down with something — especially after our hospital episode, we have been carefully monitoring our daughter’s sleeping and eating habits for … Continue reading
Posted in eating, parenting, sickness
Tagged allergies, allergy, at home dad, baby food, child care, child-raising, GMO, Japan, Japanese, Paternity leave, pediatrics, politics
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The Tanakas, “tenkin,” and “o-mutsu-koukan”
A few weeks ago (before all the hospital melodrama), I took my daughter to a nearby supermarket…which had a “baby care room” on the second floor, next to the roof parking lot. We had been invited by a Japanese couple … Continue reading
Posted in gender roles, roles, work
Tagged at home dad, child care, child-raising, fatherhood, gender roles, Japan, Japanese, job transfer, parental roles, shopping, tenkin, work
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Sad Dad, Bad Had
There’s a page in the classic Seuss book Hop on Pop that reads: Sad Dad Bad Had Dad is sad. Very, very sad, He had a bad day. What a day Dad had. Even Dads get the “baby blues.” But … Continue reading
Posted in depression, gender roles, parenting
Tagged child care, depression, fatherhood, gender roles, parental roles, post natal, postpartum
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