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Tales from Toddlerhood — Wait But Why

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Hi! It’s been quite a while. I’ve spent the past 2.5 years working on a book whose topic is “everything.” Not a small project. But it’s getting there—there’s a complete second draft, with illustrations and some more revisions still to do. I plan to return to the blog in full force when I’m done, but briefly popping in today because there’s some stuff I had to get off my chest. ___________ Back in 2023, I wrote a post about having my first baby and all the things that confused me about doing so. Earlier this year, it happened again. Just like that, I was back here: On one hand, now time doesn’t exist at all. On the other hand, the second child is…easier than the first. But I’m not here to talk about the new baby, delightful and obese as she may be. Today, I report to you from the depths of toddler parenthood. I always thought two-year-olds were basically unconscious blobs with a cold, but it turns out they’re actual people you can get to know. Having now spent some time cohabitating wit

Back in 2023, I wrote a post about having my first baby and all the things that confused me about doing so. Earlier this year, it happened again. Just like that, I was back here: On one hand, now time doesn’t exist at all. On the other hand, the second child is…easier than the first. But I’m not here to talk about the new baby, delightful and obese as she may be. Today, I report to you from the depths of toddler parenthood. I always thought two-year-olds were basically unconscious blobs with a cold, but it turns out they’re actual people you can get to know. Having now spent some time cohabita

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