What are you most looking forward to/excited about?
Chris: Country... Malaysia. I think the food will be amazing and I'm a beach person. Seeing the kids grow up right in front of us. Seeing the ocean every single day.
What are you most anxious about?
Chris: #1. Seasickness for sure. I get a little dizzy on a swing set in my old age. How therapeutic is your therapy session going to be when your counselor is horribly sweaty and puking in a bucket from the floor. #2. Parenting in public. I am the worst parent I know and now the whole world will know too.
What is a risk you are going to take?
Chris: Giving the kids more independence and trust. Eating something completely insane like peppers that make your body go numb or exotic animal feet.
What is the most important thing to you that we should pack?
Chris: Passports, credit card, a duffel bag full of patience. Jen would want me to say toothbrush.
What are you saddest about leaving behind?
Chris: My kitchen and cooking up meals that take all day to prepare.
How will you know if this adventure was a "success?"
Chris: No one is dead, including the dog. Jen and Chris are not divorced. The kids point to this experience their whole lives as a defining part of their story.
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| Chris, age 43, Dec. 2019 |
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