Before I became a parent, I was sure that I would do things differently - with a sense of style. It was easy to judge other dads and believe them less involved or less creative than they could have been. Than I thought I would be.
I figured I would tell my daughter all sorts of stories, sing songs to her, watch her every move like a professor.
Now I find that 90% of what I say to her is either "hi", "hey", or a combination of the two (e.g. "hiyey", "hiya", "heyho"). Every once in a while I will get fancy and say "onka-bonka" or something.
Well, that's not entirely true. I have been teaching myself Tears for Fears songs in front of her, to her disdain.
I also wonder if sometimes she can tell that I have bad breath.
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This is something I struggle with. I work with kids so often, and although that can often be really engaging, there is also something wearying about having to hold back on what you've learned.
I think that's hard for teachers as well. I think about my media studies teacher who tried to introduce 16-year olds to Chomsky. Didn't get it at the time.
To the Robio unit!
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