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Mother's Day Take 2

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You are here: Home » Mother's Day Take 2 Captain Imperfecto and Mimie May 12th, 2013 When my kids lost their mother a year ago, I thought to myself - How the hell am I going to do this?   Where would I find someone to help me respectably raise my sons. Someone who would love them as much as I love them. Who could I turn to for answers to my questions? God, I'm going to fail miserably.   I couldn't feel sorry for myself for long. After all, the boys needed diaper changes, clothing, and food. They required me to provide for them because they wouldn't do it themselves. I decided to find some help from my family to help guide me in the ways of a parent.   But that help never came. I learned quickly that I would have to learn as I went and use the tools I had gained by helping with the kids with my wife, Mimie. But I knew it wasn't going to be easy. After all, she was a well-educated stay-at-home mom. And she had the boys on schedule.   Before ...

Bon Appetite

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You are here: Home » Bon Appetite Left to right: Christopher and Nico crashing on dads favorite chair. August 22nd, 2013 I've been choking on my food lately and don't know what is happening. This must be a single-parent phenomenon because taking food into my stomach had never been such an issue my whole life before I had the kids. It has only happened now that I am alone, caring for the boys. Just the other day, I almost fucking died by choking to death, and not one person helped me when I practically inhaled a sandwich. I sat down for lunch during my lunch hour. And this time, I was alone with no kids or other people at my table. I try to savor any food when I eat alone because I usually can't enjoy it when I'm with Nico (the oldest son at 5 and Christopher, the baby at 3). I took my time and ordered off the menu, enjoying the lack of planning I usually have to do. This time, I was getting an appetizer that was just from me. Peel and eat shrimp. Which I could...