The Daddy Diary
Musings on Babies, Bulldogs, and Beer
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The Correlations
As I stepped into Audrey’s room, one of the doctors asked me to wait outside. She said that Audrey’s blood pressure was extremely low, and she was worried. I learned that a positive correlation exists between the number of medical staff in your daughter’s… Continue Reading “The Correlations”
It Was the Best of People, It Was the Worst of People
I never would have imagined when I was reciting my lines using American Sign Language while performing “Children of a Lesser God” in high school that one day I would have to sign to communicate with my daughter. I hadn’t signed since high school,… Continue Reading “It Was the Best of People, It Was the Worst of People”
Happy Birthday, Audrey
Four years ago, I sat in a pub with a few friends. I reached for my freshly (and perfectly) poured Guinness when Michelle called. I put down my pint of God-given nectar and answered the phone. “Hey, my water just broke. You need to… Continue Reading “Happy Birthday, Audrey”
Looking Behind the Scar
I haven’t posted in quite a while. Let me explain why. I read the following article, and it punched me right in the chest. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/first-deaf-bachelor-contestant-abigail-heringer-disability-doesnt-define-her-200047127.html I’ve never watched The Bachelor, so I was late to the game on this one, but the show had… Continue Reading “Looking Behind the Scar”
Happy 80th, Dad!
Dad would have been 80 years old today. Posting thoughts about Dad is always tough for me, not because I can’t think of any good stories but because I have too many. It’s not the writing that’s hard, it’s the editing. We had the… Continue Reading “Happy 80th, Dad!”
Smoke ‘Em if You’ve Got ‘Em
I’ve heard all the claims about the deleterious effects social media has on society. It doubles loneliness. It triples depression. I recently read an article in Forbes that claimed that social media has the same effect on our bodies as smoking 15 cigarettes a… Continue Reading “Smoke ‘Em if You’ve Got ‘Em”
Safety
Sometimes I feel like my job as a parent is to wrap my girls in my arms and never let go so that nothing bad will ever happen to them. It’s my job to keep them safe and safety is a good thing. Safety… Continue Reading “Safety”
No Sigh of Relief
Life with a medically complex child is almost always more inconvenient than with a healthy child, but there is one exception – triage. Walking into the ER at Children’s Medical Center with Audrey is like walking into the hottest ultra-douchey nightclub on Opening Night… Continue Reading “No Sigh of Relief”
The Morning After
Moving sucks. The packing. The lifting. The ensuing lower back pain. The stress. The arguing. 71% of all couples file for divorce the week after completing a move. Okay, I made that stat up, but it feels true. Actually, that number seems too low… Continue Reading “The Morning After”
Moving Day
It’s moving day in the Hunt household. I’m finally making the inevitable trek to the suburbs. In all my previous moves, I looked for locations that were a short driving distance to my office and strategically located close to bars and restaurants. Now, I… Continue Reading “Moving Day”
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