Month: July 2023
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I don’t know, I need to learn
Here’s an exchange I had with my 4 year old while on a recent walk around the pond: “Papa, guess what: penguins cannot fly.” “Why is that?” “I don’t know, I need to learn.” We were walking past some ducks when he said this so that must have triggered the fact about penguins, which I’m…
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Bye bye, butterflies
Recently my aunt got my 4 year old a “something special for the new big brother” gift: a popup butterfly garden with a cup of live caterpillars. The cup came in the mail prefilled with caterpillar food, which they ate over the course of a week as they grew and eventually retreated into their own…