Word: dad
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...parents to have even more kids. Her mother, Therese, 29, a children's librarian in the small southern town of Nyhamnsläge, took 15 months off work, most of it at 80% pay, to care for the baby, her first child. She now works part-time. Ester's dad, Christian, also 29, a physical therapist, stays home one day a week to help out. He too gets 80% pay from the state for the day spent with his daughter. If Ester is sick, her father or mother can stay at home for up to a total of 120 days...
...didn’t always like the sound of Bob Dylan’s voice, but I always loved his songs. When I was thirteen, beginning to write poetry, ponder rebellion and discover my parents’ music, I stumbled on a miracle. My dad pulled out a Judy Collins album of songs from the early sixties-—about half of which were Dylan covers—and stuck it on the dusty record player with the glee anyone feels at finding a much-beloved album. He didn’t know that by doing...
...love for Bob, but my new passion was tougher on my family. I insisted on playing Dylan in the car, and although they liked a few songs, it was the voice that led my brother to shout “turn that shit off,” and my dad to craft a dead-on Dylan impression that sent us all into hysterics—but worried me by its implied disrespect...
...first year at Harvard, I hung a new, life-size poster of Bob above my computer in Matthews hall, and surrounded it with tapestries. Its sheer size scared my roommates. My friend Sadie, whose dad was a Dylan fanatic, had always shied away from her heritage. But at my urging, she realized just how awesome her dad’s obsession was. I saw Dylan two more times in concert—each one less spirited than the previous, each one disappointing to my friends but still fine with me. “Who cares if he?...
...your kids talk you into this? I took this role specifically because my kids said, "Oh my God, Dad, you have to do it." I was like, What's the big hoopla about SpongeBob...