Dad Things - Issue #30

Must Read

Isaac Fitzgerald on Never Having Kids — www.esquire.com

Whenever I spend some time, even a little bit of it, goofing off with a friend or family member's kid, I can see the small respite it gives to the parents. And let’s not forget my own selfishness. I feel a lightness of being—an unanchoring in my heart—that seems harder and harder to come by these days. It’s a feeling I relish. I revel in it. To be fair, in certain ways, not having a child is a very selfish act on my part: it allows me great financial freedom, the ability to travel more and focus on my own life, instead of doing my damnedest to raise a healthy little one. But the non-selfish part of not having children for me is that I can literally show up for people who need the help, especially in this country where healthcare and finances don't make it easy to raise a child. That’s absolutely a problem in this country, but a problem I alone will not be able to solve.

Quick Links

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Tweets

Ben Meer @SystemSunday

21 one-time decisions that will 10x your productivity (not joking):

Marcy G @BunAndLeggings

My 5yo got the ball at T-ball practice. The coach yelled, "tag him" as her teammate ran home. My 5-year-old threw the ball at the kid. The coach then yelled, "no tag him with your glove," so my 5yo threw her glove at the kid. Nobody got hurt tho cause my kid missed both times lol

whitmer thomas @WhitmerThomas

When I was 5 the chef at Benihana kept tossing shrimp in my mouth and I threw up on the table it cooked my throw up

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