{"id":290,"date":"2015-12-20T08:55:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T13:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/?p=290"},"modified":"2016-07-01T10:10:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T14:10:59","slug":"33-christmases-a-mother-daughter-portrait-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"33 Christmases: A Mother-Daughter Portrait Every Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flexslider ewic-slider-lite is_on_\" id=\"ewic-con-3626af8fa123f142\"><style>#ewic-con-3626af8fa123f142 .flex-direction-nav .flex-next, #ewic-con-3626af8fa123f142 .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {opacity: 1;} #ewic-con-3626af8fa123f142 .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {right: 10px !important; text-align: right !important;} #ewic-con-3626af8fa123f142 .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {left: 10px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"preloader-3626af8fa123f142\" class=\"sliderpreloader\"><\/div><ul style=\"display:none;\" class=\"slides 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src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0025-e1450800740727.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1986.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0026-e1450801530700.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1987.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1987.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0026-e1450801530700.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1987.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0028-e1450819221336.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander 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Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1989.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0030-e1450819400257.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1990.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1990.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0030-e1450819400257.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1990.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0031-e1450819428288.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1991.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1991.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0031-e1450819428288.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1991.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0032-e1450819474888.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1992.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1992.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0032-e1450819474888.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1992.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0033-e1450819498938.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1993.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1993.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0033-e1450819498938.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1993.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0053-e1450819789259.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1994.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1994.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" 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Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1996.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1996.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0035-e1450819572575.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1996.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0036-e1450819628781.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1997.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1997.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0036-e1450819628781.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1997.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0037-e1450819651367.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1998.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1998.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0037-e1450819651367.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1998.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0039-e1450819712154.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1999.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1999.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0039-e1450819712154.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 1999.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0040-e1450820445445.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2000.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2000.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0040-e1450820445445.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2000.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0041-e1450820423169.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2001.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2001.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0041-e1450820423169.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2001.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0038-e1450819690332.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2002.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2002.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0038-e1450819690332.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2002.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0043-e1450820384967.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2003.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2003.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0043-e1450820384967.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2003.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0044-e1450820361409.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2004.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2004.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0044-e1450820361409.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2004.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0045-e1450820337634.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2005.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2005.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0045-e1450820337634.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2005.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0046-e1450819972427.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2006.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2006.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0046-e1450819972427.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2006.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0042-e1450820404384.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2007.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2007.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0042-e1450820404384.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2007.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0047-e1450819951850.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2008.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2008.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0047-e1450819951850.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2008.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0048-e1450819925948.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2009.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2009.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" src=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0048-e1450819925948.jpg\" \/><p class=\"flex-caption\">Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2009.<\/p><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ewic-slider\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0054-e1450819734111.jpg\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2010.\" rel=\"ewicprettyPhoto[3626af8fa123f142]\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ted Alexander Took This Photo Of His Wife And Daughter At Christmas 2010.\" class=\"ewic-wid-imgs\" 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Dads all over the world have pictures taken with their daughters. But one father in particular stood out to me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His name was Frank H. Chadwick, and the pictorial documentation of himself with his daughter, Marion, year after year, graced the pages of Life magazine, beginning in 1922. The series of chronological photographs taken at the beach \u2014 his wife was the photographer, using a Brownie camera \u2014 began with Marion at age 1, and continued for decades, until she was 33 \u2014 more than 30 years of pictures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">When I first saw the photos in an old Life issue, I found the series to be powerful and moving, so when my daughter Paige was born, I decided to do something similar, just not quite the same way. Rather than the beach, I\u2019d use Christmas, rather than father and daughter, I\u2019d make it mother and daughter, including my wife, Portia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The series began when Paige was 6 months old. She\u2019s now 33. I recently spoke with her about the whole process. Her response was thoughtful:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThey\u2019re more than just pictures to me. I can look back at the red dress I was wearing as a little girl and see my Uncle Mark, who has since passed away, bursting through the front door and, unasked, jumping into the picture with Mom and me, sending us all into a fit of giggles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThen there was that big gap in my front teeth. I\u2019m instantly taken back to the third-grade awkwardness and my time spent with an orthodontist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere was also a stretch of pictures in the college years where I couldn\u2019t be bothered to change out of sweatpants, so I would wear some festive, normal-seeming top with those old sweatpants hidden below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAs a kid, the whole photograph series concept didn\u2019t resonate with me. It was an annual chore \u2014 and each picture was only one piece of a puzzle, one chapter of a much larger book. Now, as an adult, I can stand back and admire the overview.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">My wife Portia\u2019s overall reaction to the photos was similar to our daughter\u2019s:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cEach Christmas, taking the photograph was a ritual, as important as trimming the tree or attending church. Sometimes it was taken on Christmas Eve, sometimes Christmas Day. It didn\u2019t matter as long as we didn\u2019t forget &#8230; and we never did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI didn\u2019t appreciate the full impact of the photographs until I first saw them together in a framed grouping. And viewing them that way triggered a series of memories, wonderful memories. The photographs hang in my office and I smile each time I turn in my chair and see them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I realize now that I was a little obsessed making sure a photograph was taken each year, but it was an honest endeavor. My goal was to travel through the decades and freeze individual moments, those brief splashes of time that appear and are quickly gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I wanted to remember where it began and observe the changes as they slowly moved by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I didn\u2019t want to miss the parade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next year, for the first time, the photo will contain a trio, with my daughter\u2019s 8-month-old baby girl joining the twosome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A new generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And it could have been yesterday when the photographs began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Amazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While I have the opportunity, I want to thank you all for your kind words this past year, and from my family to yours, wish you the brightest of holiday seasons \u2014 memorable moments filled with love, joy and hope &#8230; moments to forever enrich your lives.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-paragraph-cci-endnote-contact-\">Ted Alexander lives in Asheville. His second novel, \u201cAfter &amp; Before,\u201d came out in October and is available at Malaprop\u2019s Bookstore\/Caf\u00e9 and online book retailers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"-newsgate-paragraph-cci-endnote-contact-\">Ted Alexander lives in Asheville. <\/span>Contact him at <a title=\"tedmalexander.com\/contact\" href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">TedMAlexander.com\/contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the author and the novels online at <a title=\"The Fall of Summer\" href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/Books.html\" target=\"_blank\">TedMAlexander.com\/Books.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/?easyimageslider=33-christmases-a-mother-daughter-portrait-every-year\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to 33 Christmases: A Mother-Daughter Portrait Every Year\"><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[16,17,18,9],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-asheville-citizen-times-articles","tag-33-christmases","tag-asheville","tag-nc-citizen-times","tag-ted-m-alexander","h-entry","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iRM4-4G","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tedmalexander.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}