“Definitely, this is a life journey, and there's no way to be prepared for such things, there are ups and downs every day, but it's really enjoyable and fun.”
“Daddy, copy my design, but you can only look once”, and just like that, we started #playing with some color cubes.
He showed me a small, colorful design he had made. I glanced, one second or maybe two, then he covered it, and the #game began. I doubted, trying to recall the order, "was the blue above the green, or the other way around? was red even in it?" I placed the blocks down, uncertain -- and got it completely wrong. I lost, obviously.
He proudly said "my turn!” .. So I built a new...
"If you're not going to play with me, I'm not going to play with you."
That’s a phrase I hear almost every day from my son. It sounds like a threat, but really, it’s his way of saying: “Dad, come be part of my world.”
At this stage, life for him is all about playing 🧸—before eating, after bathing, at school, before bed. Play is everything.
Sometimes it makes me nervous, because I’m not always in the mood 💤. I get tired, need rest, or just want quiet. But he shows up with a toy and a plan:...
We just completed our first #school 📚 year, and what a journey it's been! This wasn't just his learning experience - we grew as parents too. There were moments of #friction with the school 🏫, those inevitable differences when you're trying to align educational philosophies. But that's part of the process.
One major shift: our travel ✈️ plans now revolve around school holidays. We've learned to embrace longer family trips that sync with his schedule. It's actually opened up new possibilities...
We gifted our child a toy he really cared about, and one day he brought it to after-school to show it proudly, but when he came back home, the toy was ripped off.
We don’t know exactly what happened, it might have been him, or someone else, and the story behind the fact was confused. It’s always difficult to get clear answers with the little man.
But that’s not the heart of the matter. What matters is this: damaging, stealing, or doing something wrong to what belongs to someone else is never...
We’ve finally reached that stage where colorful books and #comics become important—or at least interesting. Now, whenever we travel, we always bring along a drawing book, some crayons, and our favorite comic book.
What surprises me the most is that even though he can’t read yet, he sits quietly flipping through the pages, curious about what’s behind the story. We’ve been reading #DogMan by Dav Pilkey, which is fun and keeps him hooked. We usually finish a book in a week or less because he just...
We're visiting #Nicaragua 🇳🇮 — my home country. The trip from Ireland is long, but this change of environment, even if just for a week once a year, feels deeply worth it. And honestly, I think the one enjoying it the most is my son🐣.
Everything here is different. We're surrounded by #family — a big, warm, ever-moving family. It's the simple life of a small town: quiet, humble, but so full of life 🙌. We're staying in a large house with an enormous backyard, trees, plants, dogs, cats, and...
During our trip to Nicaragua, I noticed something simple but deep, my son was different.
He laughed louder. Ran longer. Asked more questions.
At first, I thought it was just the joy of the holidays but then I saw it.. the #space. He could move, explore, and get curious without limits. Even watching ants carrying leaves to their nest became an adventure.
Something so ordinary turned into a #story.
This is our second year in school, and halfway through the year they started sending homework from the #UFLI program. Two pages per week — our first real experience with “homework.” But the problem isn’t the homework itself… it’s what it asks for: decoding CVC words, reading, understanding, and even drawing what was understood.
For several weeks we tried to do it, but my son doesn’t understand it, gets frustrated, and loses interest. One day I wrote to the teacher saying we would only do one...
A very specific request we received. This is new for us because after a short #winter break, my son started saying that he doesn't want to stay in after-school anymore. I'm not completely sure why 🤔, but he keeps telling us that his brain needs a rest 🧠💭.
During the break, we also spent several days with relatives who are the same age and a bit older 👦👧. It could be that he picked up something from them and the way they spend their time at home, and now he wants something similar for...
A few days ago we had a school meeting with Lucien's teacher to talk about his #progress.
He's doing great in so many areas like maths, drawing, socially.. but #phonetics is still the same struggle we faced months ago.
As the teacher explained their reading method, I felt my resistance again. I've never fully agreed with the way they teach sounds at this stage, almost as if language is only patterns to memorize without explaining the #rules behind them.
And then today, something small...
