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9 Nov 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.19
In a particularly frustrating moment, I threw caution to the wind and wrote about my struggles as a father: https://stacker.news/items/304937/r/cryotosensei. I didn’t expect many Stackers to read it actually, so I was floored and bowled over by the o...
9 Nov 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.28
1) Fashion - There's double the cuteness when I dress the little one in hanfu for Chinese festivals and yukata for Japanese occasions. 2) Language - It's always amusing and awe-inspiring to watch him effortlessly switch between Chinese and Japanese...
6 Nov 2023 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.04
I hate parenting to the core. I have two kids: a 4-year-old boy and an 11-month-old girl. I have wanted to be a father. So, don’t get me wrong. I love my kids. But the whole business of parenting is so intense and exasperating and exhausting that I...
28 Oct 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.10
As a harried father of two, I would say time is the obvious answer since my days and nights are preoccupied fulfilling all the myriad tasks needed to keep a toddler and a baby alive and healthy. But on further consideration, freedom is actually my...
2 Oct 2023 5 minute read 0 comments JaynieLea $0.08
I stumbled across a tweet the other day which hit me to my core. One of the greatest gifts in life is to be disrespected early in your life. Even better if it comes from someone you admire. That shit will fuel you for a lifetime. Even as I copied...
30 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.30
Parenting for me. I have one toddler and one baby, and boy do they suck all the time and energy out of me. I have been finding parenting extremely tough. I have no support. It’s just me and my wife looking after them, so I feel imprisoned in a cell...
26 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.13
parenting woes #5 I don’t normally bring work home, but I took childcare leave on Wednesday to take care of my boy who inexplicably developed a raging fever. So I had to do work on Saturday because Spelling Bee finals was next Wednesday and I had 8 t...
24 Sep 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.12
Parenting woes #4 You know, I’m positive that being a parent enhances one’s imagination. If there’s one piece of advice I would give parents-to-be, it’s this: expect curveballs. I would never in my wildest dreams expect certain misadventures to happe...
13 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.13
parenting rewards #1 If parenting is a pain in the ass and a killjoy, what glimmer of hope can an overworked parent hold on to? Is there a silver lining in this dark, turbulent cloud of parenting? I think every parent has a different coping mechanism...
9 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.07
Parenting woes #3 This is what life at 43 boils down to. Holding my baby girl on my lap with my right arm, scooping fried rice at the coffee shop with my left arm. Why scooping? Because my baby girl is earnestly reaching out for my fried rice, so I n...
