Our Behaviour in the Presence of Others

Performing Parenthood Like Life Depends on It

Daddycated: Why my wife hates playgrounds.

Dennis Steppenwolf
A Parent Is Born
Published in
5 min readOct 4, 2021

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Playgrounds are boring. I, know it, you know it, the Grand Lodge of Always Exhausted Parents knows it. So what is it all about?

Our little ones seem to have ginormous quantities of energy stored in their tiny bodies. Somehow they have access to huge pockets of raw power they can tap into at will. Yes, this is somewhat awe-inspiring, but just as it is troubling. They…

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Dennis Steppenwolf
A Parent Is Born

Dad, editor and broadcast assistant in Cologne. Fascinated by liminal spaces, existentialism, alternate realities and the black goo that is the human psyche.