Post-Labor Parenting: A Trilogy of Birth

Perspectives from an Autistic Father raising a child at the same time AI is changing the world. First ever documentation of parenting in an AI-first world.

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

the silence after the jump

a quiet morning, an accidental sound, a one-year-old who jumped & did not cry, & the small revelation of what is passing between us.

JanCarlos Rodriguez

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

the first two fingers

lucian's hands started picking things up with a thumb & a finger today, & the timing of it has stayed with me.

JanCarlos Rodriguez

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

the asked-for and the rejected

a paper menu, a koala from the car, & the small gap between what a one-year-old asks for and what he actually wants.

JanCarlos Rodriguez

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

seeing is not having

a one-year-old in overalls, a block in a pocket, & the muscle that converts sight into grasp.

JanCarlos Rodriguez

May 3, 2026

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3 min read

the binary math

three hernias that need re-checking, a principle said out loud, & the version of tomorrow that does not exist.

JanCarlos Rodriguez

May 2, 2026

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3 min read

the only system that did not strain

a wildfire outside, broken software on my phone, a one-year-old watching his cousins.

JanCarlos Rodriguez