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Old(er) software developer. I don't think this is a good idea at all. But I've had worse. The future is in people, not computers.
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New parents, listen to me. Yes, it will be boring. That's the job. You might not like reading. But that's the job. Boredom is a fucking super power, in an age of twitchy gormless content consumers. Get off your phone. Your kids are yours to spoil. Your kids come first. Not you.

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‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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My kid hates losing. I hope it's an age thing, but I'm looking for board games that can help with that. In Photosynthesis, I found a game with a lot of little losses and wins, each turn you might win more or less energy which you then spend to expand your forest. Educational, fun, and thematic!

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It's nice, when your kid makes it clear he's your kid. Eating breakfast, with Yoto Radio, and Nina 'Voice of God' Simone's Feelin Good comes on. And we immediately pause, and bop to the brass accompaniment. He feels it. At 6. I feel it. At 42. Then, we go back to our morning porridge.

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'It's not rocket science', said a representative of SpaceX, and boy, did they mean it.

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Whitby's Dracula museum scared the crap out of me as a kid. 10/10 for solidifying a life long horror obsession.

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My 6yo read 15 different books to earn this, and did 90% of the work piecing together this EG Strike Rouge Gundam. For anyone wondering when their kid can start, I helped with a couple of tricky joins, the stickers. Snap out parts are so good! He was so proud at every step, and had to show mum 🥰

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Name the JRPG by the inane dialog arbitrarily smash cut together for its trailer: 😏 So, a robot with a heart. 😰 We'll do this... together. 😠 I'll get my memories back... one day. 🤪 My name is [insert abstract concept] in the old [mcguffin] language. 😠 You haven't a clue about [synonym for magic]

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Raising a kid is the best. I asked if, after using the toilet he flushed it and washed his hands. 'Right, I washed my hands, but forgot to flush, so I flushed, and looked out the window and saw a witch, but it was closed so I was OK, and I washed my hands with soap and then I was done', He replied.

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