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Introducing Leo Crescencio Nishida

Hi everyone,
As you may have guessed, I have been experiencing some growing pains with the birth of our little one, Leo Crescencio. I’m not sure how to describe any of it. I feel like I am living at the intersection of so many conflicting emotions that I can’t even begin to express where my head […]

Who’s yo daddy?

Gettin’ funky with a 3kg rubber doll.

Technorati Tags: baby, pregnancy, image, parenting, personal, humor

Totally Ridiculous? or Totally Cool? #3

Time to revive this category. Talking with some friends who have kindly followed Reality on a Stick from the beginning, I’ve realized that I need to strike a balance between the fun, light-hearted posts and the deep, (hopefully) provocative ones. Recently, Reality on a Stick has been a bit on the heavy side–probably a reflection […]

Defining Anti-Nationalism and Welcoming Americans to the World: Arundhati Roy’s “Come September” (2002)

I don’t want you to think like me….I just want you to think.
I almost didn’t post this, because it’s more politically charged than my usual fare, and might be perceived as slightly off topic. After lengthy consideration, however, I realized that I needed to clarify where all that anti-nationalism talk was coming from […]

This American Life (with Ira Glass): Unconditional Love

I have listened to this episode of This American Life 3 times now, and it chokes me up every time. There is something about the mechanics of infant bonding and the psychological stumbling blocks we all possess that fascinates me to no end. Again, surely this is a function of my impending parenthood:-)
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The Name-bearing Son

26 years ago, an aging and weary Masahiro–”John” since the 2nd World War–sat down next to his then 7-year-old grandson and said, “I have to talk to you about something very important.”
“What?” I replied, still giggling, thinking another game was on the way.
He continued, “Well, Steven, you are my only grandson, and you have to […]

A Baby’s Laughter

Whatever mood you’re in right now, it’s about to get a whole lot better.
If this doesn’t make you smile, I think it’s safe to say you’re dead inside.

[via the Definitive List of Laughing Baby Videos over at Who Sucks?]
(FYI–The author doesn’t happen to think laughing baby videos suck;-)
Technorati Tags: parenting, humor, video, baby, pregnancy

The Pain of Childbirth

With all the empathy on this blog during the past week, I decided to share a humorous clip from Family Guy. Perhaps it’s not possible for a man to understand the true severity of the pain of childbirth, but just maybe…..
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Brutal Morning Sickness: Supporting thy wife

Motoko’s got morning sickness at the mo’ and she’s got it bad–like no one ever told me it could get this bad bad. She is finishing her 13th week of pregnancy and she dry heaves all day, vomits occasionally (once every 2 or 3 days), has periodic headaches and abdominal pain, and has very little […]