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It seemed like a year, but it was only eight weeks. Eight weeks ago the lockdown in the Netherlands came down, and this week it was eased. My daughter went back to school… well, back-ish.
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Much of the world is in some degree of quarantine or another at this time. And being stuck at home with a child can be… challenging.
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My daughter loves watching television and so she loves YouTube. I hate it. Well, no, I hate the things she watches there, and I hate how YouTube doesn’t offer a proper way for me to whitelist what she watches.
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Since about one-and-a-half years I have a beard — I feel very Viking now. That has had some unexpected consequences regarding my daughter and boundaries.
Continue reading “Boundaries and being a dad with a beard”My daughter loves to watch TV. I think most children do. If ‘eating vegetables’ or ‘cleaning up’ were as riveting, the world would probably be a much better place.
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