Category Archives: Conversations with a Child

The Air, My Friend

Yeah, uh then, we grow up, and gained, OUR own AUTONOMY, you DUMB parents!!!  The column by Jimi Liao, translated by me… I remember that back when you were younger, you were, so well behaved, and compliant. artwork of Jimi … Continue reading

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The Air, My Friend

The column by Jimi Liao, and apparently, it’d been moved, to Tuesdays here, translated… If You Can’t Even Manage These Smaller Matters What ELSE Can I Expect of You? This, is REALLY bad, and, NO parent should EVER do or … Continue reading

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My Young Grandson Lied…

Socialization of a very young child, how this young child had, learned one of the most important lessons of his young life, translated… My son had worked overtime two days straight, he was beat, that as he’d entered into the … Continue reading

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The Air, My Friend

The column by Jimi Liao, translated by me… The leaves asked, “as I’m turning red, I’m about, to wither and fall.  Are humans like so too?” This is contemplating the questions of life and death, and we often fear death, … Continue reading

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The Gap Between the Father & Son

The general problems of fathers and sons, stemmed from how men are, socialized, and this father was, willing to change his ways, more or less, translated… For a Father’s Day Special, I had the hard-to-come-by opportunity, to interview pairs of … Continue reading

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How My Sons and I Interacted Daily

These, are the things, your kids will remember, from their times with you when they are, younger, translated… Perhaps, it’s because I’d traveled alone, to a strange place where I didn’t know the language. All the way, I’d witness a … Continue reading

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Good & Evil are Two Sides of the Coin

The discussions that stemmed, from this bedtime story that this father told to his own young daughter, translated… Since my daughter was little, she’d loved the stories of “Rapunzel”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Cinderella”, “Snow White”, all of these, she’d, memorized by … Continue reading

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I’d Become the Top Saleswoman of the Day

Giving these secondhand items, a brand new life! That was, what this woman managed to do, putting things to good use, and, it’d, impressed her daughter, translated… From before when I lived and worked in Japan, I’d often gone to … Continue reading

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Hey, Little Girl…

Hey little girl, what’s the matter, why you so upset? Well, don’t be, SNAP out of it! Hey, little girl, nobody loved you, but that’s, okay, you still, grew up TOUGH, and, ain’t nobody EVER gonna hurt us again that’s … Continue reading

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The Unknowns in the Futures, the Carefully Thought Out Things I Wanted to Say to You Guys

After the divorce is, finalized…translated… To My Children in 2030: As I’m penning this down, you were only five and six, still fought, “why am I the bigger and not the smaller?”, and so, I’m written to you as adults. … Continue reading

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