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Vol. I / No. 1650
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Parenting Jul 1, 2026

Her 9-year-old has been quietly editing his father’s work emails for a year.

A nine-year-old in Pittsburgh has, over the past year, been logging into his father's work email in the mornings before school and making small careful edits to sent drafts. Softening tone. Removing "just." Restructuring one particularly…
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Parenting Jun 24, 2026

Her 12-year-old has been running an unlicensed lending library from his backpack.

A sixth-grader in Seattle has been operating a small commercial library from inside his backpack. Books rent for a nickel a day. Late fees are a penny. He has, at last count, seventy-two books in circulation.…
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Parenting Jun 17, 2026

Her 4-year-old has been holding grudges her parents cannot understand.

A preschooler in Denver has, over the past year, developed a system of quiet grudges against specific adults for specific perceived slights. She remembers everything. She has held one grudge against a barista for eleven months.…
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