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Dear Jack: Bucketful of Jellyfish

14 years, 6 months.

Dear Jack,

Last month on our family Spring Break vacation to Florida, we stayed on a beach where the jellyfish were particularly abundant. I didn’t realize how much entertainment this would provide for you.

We were unclear on whether the giant jellyfish that washed up on the shore were still alive, but that didn’t stop you from trying to save as many as you could… one pink bucket at at time.

I love it that even as a teenager, I still see you caught up in the same kinds of activities you would do when you were a little boy.

 

 

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Buying Your First Car

14 years, 6 months.

Dear Jack,

This week you turned 14 and a half years old. And, this week, you bought your first car!

Your dream car for so long now has been “an early 90s Mazda Miata”.

That was exactly what was available, thanks to an estate sale this week.

Mommy and I had money set aside for when this time would come. We got an amazing deal on it. Not to mention, it only has 75,000 miles for a 1991!

We always pictured you and Papa working on your first car together in his shop. It makes it even better that we actually live here now.

I am so happy for you and I am so proud to have a front row seat for this momentous occasion!

Love,

Daddy

 

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Dear Holly: You Got Glasses This Week

8 years, 11 months.

Dear Holly,

Now a week away from your 9th birthday, you got a new look:

You now have glasses!

Mommy and I were surprised when we recently learned from your school that you failed the vision exam. But as we started asking you to read signs from across the room, it was clear that… your vision was not clear.

The funny thing is, this entire school year, you have been talking about how you wanted glasses.

Well, it all worked out. Because even though you don’t need to wear them all the time, you at least need them when you read.

You are so proud of your first pair of glasses.

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Your 3rd Perm

14 years, 4 months.

Dear Jack,

You have remained committed this entire school year to your famous permed hairstyle.

After it starts getting a little to straight again, you go back for a new perm. A few weeks ago made your 3rd one now.

It was funny because a few weeks ago when we were all at the park together, a car pulled up and I heard some teenage boys say, “Hey, I think that’s Jack!”

Sure enough, it was some one of your friends whose older sister was driving them around.

To clarify, your friends saw your hair from inside of a car that was driving on the road- and then they stopped by to talk to you for a minute.

That was hilarious!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: A Low-Key Spend-the-Night

8 years, 11 months.

Dear Holly,

Last Friday night, your cousin Darla stayed over at our house for a spend-the-night. When Mommy brought you both home after school, she also brought in a Bluey tent that she bought.

The plan that you and Darla came up with was for the two of you to actually sleep in it together in your bedroom. A fun idea, yes… but I did proactively cover a back-up plan with you both “in case” you decided it wasn’t comfortable enough.

When we all woke up Saturday morning, I learned that you both lasted 10 minutes before you made your way over to your bunk beds to actually sleep in.

The fun with the tent continued the next day when you and Darla turned the tent into a store.

Mommy made a good call by buying you that Bluey tent for the sleepover.

Love,

Daddy