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Edmonds Kind of Play: Holiday light shows, winter break activities

It only took until Wednesday morning of this holiday break for me to fully accept the clear and well-precedented reality that the kids and I share different views of...

Edmonds Kind of Play: Spring break ideas for panicked parents

While I have yet to tire of the weather in the Pacific Northwest, I have to admit that the signs of spring always lighten the load a bit. It’s...

Edmonds Kind of Dad: Remembering George and saying good-bye

It wasn’t a bad dream. There was no nightmare to wake up from. It is all real. So very real. Saturday was an opportunity for friends and family of...

Edmonds Kind of Dad: Remembering my brother: George Kaufer, Jr.

Last night, I lost one of only four people in the world who have been in my life since the day I was born. Tragically, my brother George passed...

Edmonds Kind of Dad: Challenging the Edmonds School District’s Challenge Program

I admit it: I’m a proud father. But when you have a son who counted to 100 at the age of 2, studied and understood the U.S. highway system at...

An Edmonds Kind of Dad: Autism and siblings — a generation that will change the world

With more than 1 in 88 kids in the U.S. now being diagnosed on the autism spectrum, it’s impossible to find anyone who hasn’t been touched by it in...

Edmonds Kind of Dad: Honoring Mikaela and Owen

By David Kaufer In my last post, I wrote about the bittersweet moments that come with parenting a child with Autism. And as I usually try to do, I focused...

Edmonds Kind of Dad: Bittersweet and Autism

By David Kaufer A few weeks ago Ty asked me what “bittersweet” meant. He had been taken in by “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve after hearing it a few times...

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