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11 Mar, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Since it's the 4 year anniversary of the BBC Dad video, here are some answers to typical questions and a few new pics:

A. You staged the whole thing to get famous!

Good grief. Please stop sending me your 'BBC Dad Truther' emails. I can't imagine how one could stage something

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like this. It is genuinely the comedy of errors you see in the vid.

B. You didn't stand up to usher out your kids, bc you weren't wearing pants.

I have no dignity left🤦‍♂️. I remained seated, bc the show must go on. I'd done enough TV by then to know that.

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Pic: James at Xmas
You just have to push through. I also thought the interviewer, @BBCJamesM, or the producers, might end it. (We are very grateful to James for handling it all with such aplomb.) And also, it all happened so fast, I didn't really know what to do. But yes, I do wear

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Pic: Marion
pants when I do news hits. *sigh*

C. What are your kids up to?

Marion is 8 and in second grade. James is 4.5 and in kindergarten.

D. Do your kids know they are famous?

James is too young, but Marion is starting to realize it, bc her friends & classmates

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Pic: Jung-A (Xmas)
mention it. We don't talk about it much with her, bc she is still too young to process that sort of global recognition.

E. What has changed the most since the video?

The loss of anonymity. People recognize us in

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Pic: James and I playing a matching game bf I go running
airports, restaurants, on the street. It's kinda weird when random people approach you and ask, 'hey, are you that guy?' and the answer is yes. But since it's usually positive and genuine, it's ok.

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Pic: This is from Korean media at the time.The kids are cute; me...not so much

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Available without paywall here: kida.re.kr/frt/board/late…

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#Running Twitter

Pretentiously complex to read that I need a 'layering strategy' for winter running

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These are shells,

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