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🧔🏽♂️ Dad Thoughts: I Got You
Have you read Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy? After watching the below reel by @getbetterwithbooks, I added it to my "to read" list. The message is simple and beautiful, and if you do one thing today, watch it.
The idea is that our kids are inherently good. The tantrums and meltdowns aren't them being bad, they're tiny windows into big emotions they don't know how to manage yet. And that's scary for them. They don't need someone telling them they're overreacting. They need someone sturdy, naming the feeling they can't name themselves.
As adults, we learn to be sturdy right around the time we realize the people we leaned on won't always be there. The emotional needs we're learning to spot in our kids? Those never actually go away in us.
We become the people saying "I got you," right as we start missing the ones who used to say it to us.
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🚗 FAMILY FUN FIELD TRIPS
Dad-approved outings.
This Weekend → 🎨 Eisenhower Park Craft & Gift Fair
An outdoor fair with 75-100 artists, crafters, and gift vendors spread through the park. Free to browse, easy to fold into a playground-and-picnic afternoon. (No food vendors permitted, so eat before or bring snacks.)
💰 Free
📅 Sat Sept 5 & Sun Sept 6, 10 AM–5 PM
🔗 nassaucountyfairs
🐴 Polo at the Park at Bethpage State Park
Something different: watch pro polo players compete while you picnic on the sidelines. Bring chairs and a blanket, let the kids spread out. A relaxed, novel outing that feels like an event.
💰 $25 adults / $15 kids under 12
📅 Sun Sept 6, gates 2 PM, match 3 PM
🔗 bethpagepolo
🏃 Robert C. McAvoy 5-Mile Race (Long Beach) An iconic Labor Day boardwalk tradition. Even if you're not running, come cheer, watch the ocean, and grab breakfast after. A fun morning for the kids to feel the energy.
💰 Free to watch
📅 Mon Sept 7 (Labor Day), 8 AM
🔗 longbeachny
Next Weekend → 🎡 Port Washington Italian Festival (45th Annual)
A waterfront Italian feast at North Hempstead Beach Park: carnival rides, games, live music every night, a pastry tent with fresh zeppole and cannoli, and Saturday-night fireworks over the harbor. One of Long Island's best feasts, and the setting on the water makes it. Kids ride free Sunday 12:30-1:30 PM.
💰 Free admission; $5 parking; pay for rides/food
📅 Thu Sept 10–Sun Sept 13
🔗 patch
Afternoon energy. Minus the afternoon coffee.
Pique’s new X·E Fountain energy drink delivers clean, caffeine-free energy without the jitters, crash, or dehydration. Vitamin B Complex, magnesium, and electrolytes help support steady focus, while crisp cucumber-celery-lime makes every sip ridiculously refreshing.
✏️ PENCIL IT IN
Future you will be glad you read this.
🎪 Bellmore Family Street Festival
One of Long Island's biggest street fairs: hundreds of vendors, multiple entertainment stages, a carnival, international food, and a whole zone of activities built for young kids. A can't-miss fall tradition.
💰 Free admission; pay for rides/food
📅 Sept 17-20
🔗 longisland.com
🎃 Fall Fun Fest at Sands Point Preserve
Pumpkin painting, puppet shows from Wonderspark Puppets, up-close animal presentations, and live music on the Gold Coast grounds. A full autumn family day with the mansion and trails as backdrop.
💰 Free with park admission ($15 per car; free for members)
📅 Sun Sep 27, 12 PM-4 PM
🔗 sandspointpreserveconservancy
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See you next Thursday,
Akash