More Family Stories
- I decided to build a treehouse for the kids over a long weekend, armed with a plan I found online. It took three weekends instead of one, and the final result leans slightly, but it's structurally sound and beloved.
- I tried to teach my daughter how to whistle, something I could always do effortlessly. Three weeks of daily practice later, she's mastered it completely, and I can no longer remember a single moment of peace and quiet.
- My son wanted to plan the entire family vacation this year, so I let him. He built an itinerary with a genuinely impressive amount of research, and it turned out to be the smoothest trip we've taken in years.
- My daughter wanted to learn how to bake cupcakes from scratch, so we spent a Saturday afternoon on it together. They came out slightly lopsided but genuinely delicious, and she's already planning our next baking day.
- I set a goal to read one book a month this year, confident it'd be easy. By March I'd read exactly zero, but I had bought seven new books, which I've decided still counts for something.
- My son asked if he could cut his own hair after watching a video online. I said no. He did it anyway during his nap time, and we spent the rest of the week explaining the haircut to curious relatives.