Dogen
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Hannah and Kloe, Japanese Phonetics , and Lens
🕑 Added 2018-02-11 14:18:47 +0000 UTC Good evening patrons! I have a couple quick announcements I wanted to share with everyone. First, and this is a big one:I'm now the father of twin girls, Hannah and Kloe!
The girls were actually born a few weeks back, but things have finally settled down a bit, so I'm just now getting around to announcements. I want to personally thank each and every one of you that has contributed to Japanese Phonetics, or signed up in one of the lower price tiers—not only have you helped me move into a new apartment (more on this in a second), but your support has allowed me to buy these girls a proper baby bed, a double stroller, and small collection of books. I've also been able to pay off all hospital fees due of your patronage—thank you!
Here's the bad news: in the girls' first post-discharge check-up, our doctor discovered a health complication, so my wife and I need to spend two days in the hospital this week. As a result, Japanese Phonetics #36, which I originally planned on releasing on the 15th of this month, will be coming out on the 17th. I truly apologize for the delay, and thank you for your understanding in this matter. I promise this will not become a regular occurrence—the last couple episodes of Japanese Phonetics were actually created after the girls were born, so I can guarantee this.
In related news, Patreon recently released a feature in their mobile app called 'Lens' which works a lot like snapchat. I've been meaning to make several less formal, exclusive videos for Patrons, but each time I start, I fall into my production habits and complicate things by creating scripts, or over-editing videos, primarily because I know the final work will remain on my page. Lens, however, should allow me to avoid these OCD tendencies, as all videos and pictures are automatically deleted after a day. Thus, in the near future I'll be testing out Lens, starting with an apartment tour. Please note that Lens notifications only show up in the mobile app, so if you're interested in seeing this content please be on the lookout! I'll try to share a couple pictures beforehand just to make sure everything is working.
Going to end things here as time is of the essence! Incidentally, I'm trying to keep the baby announcement limited to Patreon, so I would appreciate it if everyone refrained from mentioning the matter on other social media platforms.
Thank you again for your incredible support, good luck with your studies, and see you again soon!
Best from Beppu,
Dōgen
Comments
Kiyomi Nakamura
Interesting! I had twin girls that same year! I knew you had twins but I didn't know they were that close in age with mine.
Imalovernotahater
Congratulations!!!! Yay babies!!!!!
tensaimon
congratulations, your life is now going to be completely ruined....for the better!
Martin Chua
Congrats! :) greetings from Singapore
Dogen
Will be using English at home ^^
Winnie Liu
Congratulations! Wishing you and your whole family continue being healthy and happy. ^^
Levi Pells
Congrats!! Glad to hear they're all okay now
Adam Johnson
Congratulations! question that just popped into my head. Do you plan to speak English with your Children at home just so they can have the luxury of growing up bilingual? Have you given this much thought?
Alecryn
Congratulations!!!
Manuel Cisneros Castro
Congratulations!! Take all time you need, we will wait for your next post, so don't worry and concentrate on your beautiful family!!!
Murray Crosbee
Wow,thats so cool!!.....congratulations!
konnnichiwa
Congrats!! Twins! Man, you will have your hands full. I hope whatever complication is, it gets resolved.
Ilan Gonzalez Carigi
Holly molly macarony! congrats, dont worry about delays and stuff, we can wait for you if it means safety and health for your family!
Lisa Williams
Congrats!
Felix Wolf Blue
Congrats, Dogen! Take as much time as you need. The girls come first, and we will follow and help out! By the way, they're sooo cute!!
WithaBagel
Congratulations!!
Max
Congratulations! They're very cute!
Andrew Haynes
Double congratulations! Don't stress on the lesson timing, bubs come first... plus I'm more than two days behind already. We're four months into our own twin adventure, so if you have any 'how in the world do you do...'-type questions feel free to PM me.
Julian L
Congratulations to you and your partner, mate! Take all the time you need. Best of luck!
Andrew J Dembiczak
Congratulations!
Steven K Bradford
Congratulations Dogen! So happy for your family!
Jennifer Lowry
Congratulations!
comprehensive galaxy
Holy crap, congratulations! What an exciting time! Even one new baby is a lot of demand on your time and attention, never mind two; it's extremely impressive that you got the last two videos out right after the girls were born. Hope everything goes smoothly!
Andrew Patterson
I'm so happy for you Dogen! You've been such a big help thus far that something like is no big deal at all. Go do what you need to do.
Steve Carroll
Congratulations
Michael Rowell
Congrats man! And it's cool. I think we're all impressed as it is with how consistent your scheduling is, so we're not gonna hold something like this against you
Kae Winters
おめでとうございます！Your two girls are beautiful, you and your wife must be so proud! Please, please don't worry about having to delay videos, I'm sure everyone would want the girls' health to come first.
humantree
Congratulations! Your girls look adorable! Hope the health complication gets sorted out quickly and smoothly.
Crisu
Congrats!
Matthias Sieber
おめでとうございます。💕 I'm wishing you and your family well. Please don't worry about not putting out a video "on schedule" in a time like this.
Joniel Ibasco
Congrats to you and your wife! I hope the health complication gets sorted out without a hitch.
Roy Sieh
Congratulations! I'm relatively new here, but I hope I'm speaking for everyone when I say that family always comes first. Wish you all the best.
Buddy Jonte
Congrats!
Joshua Gross
Congratulations! And by all means, take as much time as you need.
No
おめでとうございます。Please take whatever time you need for your wife and your new baby girls.
Rayaan Raza
Congratulations bud
Enrico Paolini
Congratulations for your children! I hope the health complications are nothing serious and everything will be speedily resolved. I can only speak for myself, of course, but I hope I'm expressing everyone's thoughts when I say you shouldn't worry about delays for Japanese Phonetics or things like that: I appreciate the zeal, but family issues take precedence over everything, and you shouldn't over-exert yourself! Looking forward to the Lens features, and best wishes for everything!
Toberu
Congrats, Dogen! Hopefully everything goes well with your twin girls at the hospital. And don't worry, there are plenty of ways we can work on our Japanese while waiting for your next lesson. Also, can't wait to give Lens a try!
Jeff Bernstein
Congrats! 🙂
