My Son Earned a Merit in His Flute Exam. But That Wasn't His Biggest Achievement.
My son earned a Merit in his flute exam. But the bigger lesson was about patience, listening to teachers, and learning to make better use of practice time.
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Parenting from a father's perspective
Notes from a father raising a child while trying to understand the world he is growing into.
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My son earned a Merit in his flute exam. But the bigger lesson was about patience, listening to teachers, and learning to make better use of practice time.
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