Week-Long Birthdays and Daddy Can’t Count By Six • Buttondown

Kid Declares That Period Between Her Birthday and Birthday Party Her “Real Birthday”

This period should be celebrated with a sustained vigor that makes the rest of her birthday month seem lackluster

There are so many balloons.

“You’re Fifty and Passed College—You Should Already Know How To Count By Sixes”

Kina and Daddy struggle to master “London Bridge” skip count

It took me several tries to finally realize that 32 is not a multiple of six.

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