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Happy birthday, Toby: Now you are 11

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Congratulations, Toby. It was your 11th birthday on Tuesday, so (a little belatedly) here’s my annual letter to […]

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January 21, 2021 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 13-year-old son

A boy with a mug of coffee
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Happy birthday for yesterday, Isaac. Not that any two are the same, but your 2020 edition is particularly […]

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December 7, 2020 A dad's life

The big Five-0

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Is reaching the age of 50 that big a deal? Or is age just a number? What comes […]

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September 7, 2020 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my eight-year-old daughter

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Happy birthday, Kara. It’s hard to believe you’re eight years old already. And although this birthday fell during […]

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May 5, 2020 A dad's life

Happy birthday, Toby: Now you are ten

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Hi Toby. Yesterday was your tenth birthday. Welcome to the world of double digits! As is traditional, here’s […]

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January 20, 2020 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 12-year-old son

birthday letter 12-year-old Isaac
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Happy birthday, Isaac. On this day twelve years ago, you emerged into the world and changed our lives […]

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December 6, 2019 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my seven-year-old daughter

Kara letter for 7th birthday, 7 years old
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Happy birthday, Kara! You are seven years old today. It really does seem like only last week that […]

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May 5, 2019 A dad's life

Happy birthday, Toby: Now you are nine

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Happy birthday, Toby – albeit a few days after the event, as you actually turned nine last Saturday. […]

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January 22, 2019 A dad's life

A birthday letter to my 11-year-old son

Isaac 11th birthday
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Oh, Isaac. How on earth is it your 11th birthday already? That means it’s time for me to […]

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December 6, 2018 A dad's life
The night before Kara's birthday
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‘Twas the night before birthday

A birthday letter to my six-year-old daughter

Kara 6th birthday, six years old
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It seems like no time at all but, Kara, tomorrow is your sixth birthday. The last year has […]

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May 4, 2018 A dad's life

Happy birthday, Toby: Living in a world of pure imagination

Toby 8 years old
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It is Toby’s eighth birthday today. And while the two-year gap between him and Isaac is becoming less […]

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January 19, 2018 A dad's life

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