I have a terrible memory and I find myself asking friends and families to recount events for me.  For my son, I would rather not forget his childhood.  So I was pleased to see Rafe Needleman’s post today on Webware on “Using Gmail as a baby book.”  Have a read, but it basically is an easy way for parents who spend a lot of time in front of email to save quick notes about their children.

I got my boy a gmail account when he was born so I sent a note to it today.  [My first note: My son sent his alarm for 5:30a so he could make mom breakfast in bed on her birthday.  Of course, the alarm wasn't waking him up so mom turned it off for him, thinking it was a mistake.  When he woke up, he was distraught because he had missed his opportunity to get mom her breakfast.  It took my wife a few minutes to get him to articulate the problem.  When mom figured it out, it was a heart-warming moment.]

Anyway, I love this “daddyhack.”  Now if I can only remember to use it…