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I felt awkward writing down narrative descriptions of things my young kid did, but somehow it spurred me to write poetry, for the first time in many, many years. I also used to write down found poems of the words that spilled out of my kid when she was young. The babbling was so much like poetry to me.

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Mar 28, 2022Liked by Kevin Maguire

Good suggestion: the notebook and notes, however banal our kids cuteness may seem. I wish I'd done it: my youngest of three sons is 32. But I have a second chance with grandkids and I'm gonna do it.

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Mar 14, 2022Liked by Kevin Maguire

A very touching piece.

I finally got round to doing this when my son was 4 yo, recording anything and everything from Birthdays & Christmases to the cute things he says and what he eats for breakfast. They seem like small things but over time the small things become the big things.

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I LOVE this Ira Glass quote. Ever since I first heard it.

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Mar 2, 2022Liked by Kevin Maguire

Well done Kevin.

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