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I do wish I had played more with the kids when they were little. These days I have to make do playing with code...
Jun 03 · 3 weeks ago
Play — One particular memory from my childhood has been present lately. “Dad. Play with me.” “No. Men don’t play. Play with your mother.” “Why would I lower myself to the floor and pretend the figures talk”, He said ridiculing me. Men don’t play. Words that resonated with me growing up. I grew up fast, therefore I stopped playing fast. I forgot how to play, and what that meant. It sounded like a foreign word to me. I never spoke the words, “I want to play.” Other kids would say, “You wanna...