Scooped the cat box, did the dishes, took out the garbage, took the dog on a 3 mile walk, played board games with the kids, made dinner, made lunch, made breakfast, went to the grocery store, read some French, went to the Lego store, did some laundry, hand washed 11yo’s sandals…

I’d love to just sit down and have a beer now but I blew my calorie budget on baklava. 😭

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14yo has started reading essays on utilitarian ethics. He also likes arguing.

Hooo boy. This is "fun".

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It rained earlier today. Our house backs up to a nature preserve with dirt trails running through it. 11yo’s friend came over and suggested they go play at the park, which coincidentally is at one of those trail heads.

Anyway 11yo is taking a shower and I’m pressure washing some sandals right now after cleaning the other kid’s scooter.

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Randeep Hooda–Lin Laishram बने माता-पिता बनने वाले, ‘Little wild one on the way दूसरी सालगिरह पर खुशख़बरी #RandeepHooda #LinLaishram #PregnancyNews #NewBornSoon #LittleWildOne #Parenthood #Bollywood #AnniversarySpecial #GoodNews #BabyOnTheWay #NewBeginnings #RandeepHooda #LinLaishram #LittleWildOne

https://vrnewslive.com/randeep-hooda-lin-laishram-baby-is-coming-2-year/

The share of Japan’s public servants who took paternity leave in fiscal 2024 rose by 5 percentage points from the previous year to a record high of 85.9%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/society/civil-servants-paternity-leave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #paternityleave #men039sissues #parenthood
Record 85.9% of eligible Japan civil servants took paternity leave

Among them, the proportion of those who took child care leave for more than one month stood at 51.4%, exceeding 50% for the first time ever.

The Japan Times
Hoping to give custodial parents child support faster after a divorce, the Justice Ministry announced a support allowance of ¥20,000 per month, per child, to serve as a stopgap until a financial arrangement is reached. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/society/statutory-child-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #divorce #justiceministry
Japan finalizes statutory child support payment at ¥20,000 per child


Though there were calls for the support amount to be higher, the Justice Ministry says it is appropriate as it is designed to serve as a “temporary and supplementary” measure.

The Japan Times

Tired enough to sit down for breakfast and forget my coffee in the kitchen 😬

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