Our house is full of ducks. For some reason, everyone has gotten Allie a duck. She has two rubber ducks, one I picked up at Walmart and a limited edition duck my mom lined up for in Osaka, Japan. There’s a giant duck my brother won at an amusement park and a small stuffed duck my brother’s girlfriend bought in Singapore. And then she has a duck jacket, a duck finger puppet, a duck shaker, a duck bib and more.
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Our Book is Free on Kindle (2 Days Only)
Update: Our ebook is no longer free on Kindle, but subscribers to our newsletter will receive the PDF version of the book as a gift (see sign-up box on the top right).
Happy 12.12.12. To celebrate this cool date, we’re giving away our ebook “Fight With Me: How We Learned to be Married” on Kindle! It will be free for 2 days.
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What I Learned: About Winning a Baby’s Heart
“What I Learned” is a guest post series of readers telling their personal stories about lessons they have learned about relationships in hopes of helping us all grow and cherish the relationships that matter the most to us (you can send us your story too). This guest post is by Tiffany Chan (a.k.a. Tim’s favourite, and only sister). We are thrilled that she is a part of Allie’s life and that she’s such an excellent aunt.
The baby was crying. And this time it was because I was leaving. Not her mom. Not her dad. Me. Her aunt. I couldn’t help but get excited.
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Our Christmas Playlist (Top 16 Songs)
As new parents, it’s hard to find a regular babysitter and go out for date nights (like we used to). So we’ve had to use our creativity to find fun things to do on Friday evenings after Allie goes to bed.
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Dear Baby, Please Don’t Walk Yet
“When did your baby start walking?” I used to eagerly ask every parent I talked to. It seemed like the answers ranged between 9 months to 16 months. I kept a mental note and secretly wished my baby would start walking very early so I could brag about her to everyone I knew (for the rest of my life).
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10 Fun Date Night Ideas
While we were engaged, one of our mentors advised us to keep on dating after we got married. Having regular fun and dedicated times together would help the marriage stay strong. We took their advice and have gone on a date every week for the last 4 years.
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Thoughts as a Depressed Husband (How My Wife Helped Me Face Depression)
Hi, my name is Tim and I struggle with depression. It’s hard to admit this and I haven’t always been able to write about my experiences with depression openly. But ever since becoming a husband, my relationship with my depression has changed for the better. These are some of my thoughts and reflections on being a husband and having depression.
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