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Second No-Tech Sunday: Two Phone Reaches and Better Questions
Our second family day without screens: fewer phone reaches, kids who didn't argue, a sharp observation from my wife, and the work anxiety that still shows up.
Family
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Valentine's Day, Phone in the Car: Giving My Wife My Attention
A production alert on date night taught me my wife doesn't need grand gestures. She needs my attention, and my phone was taking it.
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Teaching My Kids About Technology: Makers, Not Just Users
When Andriel asked what I do at work, I wrote down what I want my kids to learn first: critical thinking, privacy, boundaries and making things.
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Our First No-Tech Sunday: Four Phone Reaches and a Creek
The first family day with phones, laptops and tablets put away: the itch in the first hour, the fake-urgent work thoughts, and why we're doing it again.
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February 2026: Fewer Threads, Sundays Off, Seven Hours of Sleep
February plan after 31 days of daily writing: keep the habit, take Sundays off tech, narrow to two focus areas, and stop running on five to six hours of sleep.
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The Five-Minute Father: Phone Down When My Kids Talk
Andriel showed me a Pokémon drawing and I answered without looking up. The one rule I set afterwards: when my kids talk, the phone goes down.
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Autism Meltdowns: What Doesn't Help, What Does, and Prevention
What our family has learned about our son's autism meltdowns: what makes them worse, what helps, how we prevent some, and why it isn't bad parenting.
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The Tech Parent's Dilemma: Home All Day, Present for None of It
My seven-year-old asked why I'm always on my computer. How remote tech work erased my boundaries, and the rules I'm putting back in place.