Parents: Are You Punishing Effort (and Making Things Harder for Yourself)?
All parents want to raise good kids. I think that much is obvious. We just don’t know how to...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Sunday Snippet: Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist)
The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something “original,” nine...
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Review: Sushi Bar Kilala (North Burnaby)
It’s a tale as old as Vancouver food blogger time. I’d driven or walked past Sushi Bar...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: This Is Hard
I know I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but where does the time go? They say...
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Quick Bites: Siam Le Bien Thai Cuisine
Here in Burnaby Heights, we have restaurants offering a great variety of cuisines from all around...
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My Asian Parents Didn’t Hug Me as a Child
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t hold the lack of hugs against my parents at all....
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Short Story Sunday: Yes, I Can
There once was a man. His name was Dan. This man named Dan lived in a faraway land, beyond Japan,...
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Signs of Sibling Rivalry You May Have Missed
Constant bickering. Shouting matches. Pointing fingers and throwing things. Most people, parents...
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Idiomatica: Bald-Faced Lie vs. Bold-Faced Lie
Let’s say that you lie to someone, and you do so with no shame or remorse whatsoever. From...
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Debunking Common Parenting Myths
Honestly, we had no real idea of what we were getting ourselves into. You see how parenthood is...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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