Author: Dan Alatorre AUTHOR
USA Today bestselling author Dan Alatorre has 50+ titles published in more than 120 countries and over a dozen languages.
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The reply from my Facebook friends was swift: “Savvy can NOT wear a swimsuit to gymnastics class.” Well, I should say that the responses from my female friends was swift; I’m not sure my guy friends even had an opinion, and one or two may have sided with me. But fair enough. I know when […]
“Savvy needs a leotard for her gymnastics class.” I wonder if every conversation between a husband and a wife starts with a statement by her, followed by a question from him. “What?” “A leotard,” my wife explained. “Savvy needs one for her gymnastics class tomorrow. Can you pick one up for her?” I wonder if […]
These days, whenever my daughter Savvy scampers off to the bathroom, my wife and I pay attention. At age three-going-on-four, she can pretty much handle a trip to the potty without assistance from us, but it’s still a good idea to keep your ears alert. She still needs help wiping her rear end after a […]
Last year around New Year’s Eve time, my daughter got sick and ended up in the hospital. I posted about how that happened on Sunday and Monday; here’s the finale. The next morning, Michele stays with Savvy and I head home to get some fresh clothes for everybody and a nap. I grab a bunch […]
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Around last New Year’s eve, my daughter caught a cold that turned into something much worse: difficulty breathing. Yesterday I explained how the cold evolved, and we ultimately headed out to the after hours pediatric care place – right before closing time. Sure enough, we pull up at 11:01 despite my best efforts to race […]
I have no doubt that I will enjoy THIS New Year’s Eve a lot more than last year’s. Here’s a selection from “Savvy Stories 2: The TERRIBLE Two’s” December 29, 2012, I wrote on Facebook: I was upstairs folding laundry because the two of them… were downstairs having a coughing contest. (I think whichever ones […]
Our grandmas knew some stuff we didn’t, and they did things in a different way. When I was a kid, my grandma always bought me underwear as a Christmas present – which, considering we would have all our cousins, uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters over at our house on Christmas morning to open presents, […]
Savvy has spent several nights this week going to bed and NOT clamoring for her stuffed baby dolphin toy “Hope.” It’s another possible milestone at age 3 1/2, and it’s good that she is growing up and doesn’t need them, but it’s disturbing how much she needs something one day and then the next […]
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11292013 A Night Without Hope
Savvy has spent several nights this week going to bed and NOT clamoring for her stuffed baby dolphin toy “Hope.” It’s another possible milestone at age 3 1/2, and it’s good that she is growing up and doesn’t need them, but it’s disturbing how much she needs something one day and then the next day […]
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