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Household Management Services

April 16, 2016May 2, 2016
Household Management Services

An attempt to teach accountability.

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Wow, That’s Clean!

November 7, 2015May 2, 2016
Wow, That’s Clean!

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Today was a lousy day.

October 25, 2015May 2, 2016
Today was a lousy day.

William wanted to run for student government, but quickly found out that kids at school can be mean. This was Mark’s response.

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The Toilet Instructions

September 2, 2015May 2, 2016
The Toilet Instructions

You must note that Mark Henry Wayne Hiebert is an only child and according to his mom, has always enjoyed a sense of order in his surroundings. In November of 2013, Mark moved to San Antonio as the literal re-start of his life after 18 years of marriage and too many years living (and driving) …

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PARENTING AS PADTRASTRO

In 2013, my life changed drastically. I ended a long-term marriage, moved from Houston to San Antonio, and soon fell in love with the woman who would become my partner and her two children.

In 2014 we began the process of co-habitation and as an only child growing up, plus having no experience in the last 20 years with children, it was an adjustment.

As a poet and writer, I chose to share my thoughts with the children visually. These are some of our favorite "missives" posted here.

*Padtrastro=Spanish for stepfather (both children are enrolled in dual language instruction here in San Antonio)

TESTIMONIALS

Kim Pfier

I have Mark’s fortune cookie photo framed and hanging in my cube. When people ask about it or admire it, I’ll say something about that and how, for as long as I’ve known him, Mark has been driven to create. I think he expresses himself in so many mediums because the ideas he has can’t be confined to one.

- Kim Pifer

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