Tag: parenthood
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A letter to my 4th grader…
Dear mini me, As you prepare to start another school year, we’re excited for the new chapter in your life. We know you’ll be nervous around your new teacher and classmates, but we know you’re a social butterfly and you’ll do just fine. So before you start this school year, here are a few things […]
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1st Season Coaching Youth Basketball
Welp, my first time coaching youth basketball has come to a close. It was a short season and I wish that I got to spend more time developing these young players’ skills, but I did what I could. Coaching the mini me was fun; I was able to watch her grow, not only as an […]
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Who Doesn’t Love a Daddy Daughter Day?
Recently, mini me and I were able to head up to Raleigh for a day and hit a few golf balls at Drive Shack. We’ve been trying to get back there for a while, but with life’s curveballs, we’ve had to constantly push it back. But finally, a weekend freed up for us, so we […]
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My heart hurts…
19 babies… 2 teachers… taken from this world entirely too soon. My heart hurts. Mini me is the same age as the babies hurt and murdered. I can’t imagine what these families are going through. I pray these families find some type of peace in the madness. I pray these families find some type of […]
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Birthday. Music. Food.
Recently, we celebrated the Mrs. birthday and it was a wonderful time spent. The Mrs. has been nothing short of a blessing in my life and I’m grateful to be able to celebrate as many birthdays as we have together. We hopped on over to Charlotte, ate some good food, listened to some great music, […]
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Field Day!
Yall remember Field Day in the 80s/90s? You would train the 2nd half of the school year for the 3 legged race, running relays, tuggawar (Tug Of War for those not in the South), balloon toss and all them other relay games. You would compete against other classes, race by race and then end the […]
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The Competitive Parent
Random Thought: Ya’ll ever had food poisoning? I’ve had it 3 times in my life and last week was the most recent. You know how you go against your gut (see what I did there) feeling and it turns out to bad? Yea… that was me last week. We ate at a place called NIko’s and […]
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Growing Up Blasian
Recently, I been thinking about how I grew up and how being Blasian (Black and Asian for the ones in the back) played a part in my everyday life. My skin complexion registered me as Black, because that was the selected choice on my paperwork for school, making my Asian-ness secondary. So now I’m older, […]
Thoughts For The Seoul 