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THE ZEKE & JUDI WEEKLY BRIEFING
It's Sunday morning, sometime last year. My wife and I are at the kitchen table doing what we've started calling "the...
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HOW I FINALLY TAMED THE SCHOOL CALENDAR CHAOS
It's the end of August. I've got four PDFs open in four tabs — Zeke's school calendar, his after-school program, his...
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7 THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN 7 YEARS
Every year on Zeke's birthday, I do the same thing. I stand him up straight and say, "Stand right there. Wow, your arms...
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FATHER'S DAY WITHOUT MY DAD
Imagine you bought the best cake in the world. You bring it home, you open the box, and a slice is missing. It's still...
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I'M THE EMERGENCY CONTACT. THE SCHOOL STILL CALLS MY WIFE.
Every year, I fill out my son's school emergency contact form. Every year, I put my name first. My cell phone. My work...
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STOP LETTING SUMMER HAPPEN TO YOU
My wife and I recently sat down with a pen and a paper calendar and started mapping out the next five months of our...
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WE BUILT A BOOKCASE
It started with a sketch. My son Zeke caught me watching a YouTube vide of a guy building a small bookcase, and...
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THE BOOK THAT CHANGED HOW I THINK ABOUT MY KIDS AND SCREENS
Last December, I picked up The Anxious Generation thinking it'd be another parenting book I'd skim and forget. Instead,...
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BRICK BY BRICK: HOLDING ONTO WHAT MATTERS
When I was a kid, I could lose entire days to Lego. I remember one winter break where I built an entire city — roads,...
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BETTER THAN BEFORE, AND THE SEASON OF STARTING OVER
As the year winds down, I’ve been thinking a lot about habits — how easily they slip, how quietly they shape us, and...
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WHY EVERY DAD SHOULD HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA
Recently, I dusted off an older mirrorless camera and started taking photos again — and wow, I forgot how good it...
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THE ONE PARENTING HACK I HAVE NOT SEEN ON INSTAGRAM
While we are all trying to limit screen time and get our kids outside as much as possible -- we may have unlocked one...
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5 THINGS TO DO EVERY DAY TO BE A HAPPIER DAD
Being a dad is the best thing I’ve ever done — and also the hardest. Some days I’m winning, other days I’m just hanging...
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