We were driving on a December afternoon toward the very end of the year–one of those post Christmas days where everything seems a little cold and uncertain, the way a baby’s bare feet feel on the cool tile kitchen floor as they take their first steps. I realized at a stop light that one… Read More like a bird with a broken wing
My youngest turned seven last month. And he still has all of his baby teeth, is still a terrible eater, and has zero reservations about going to the doctor. One day he will kill me for telling you this, but I still carry him to bed every night and he has that same “spot blankie”… Read More My Seven Year Old Infant
I had a conversation a few days ago regarding resolutions for the new year and if I had “kept” mine so far. Seeing as it is May and most people have already fallen so far off of the fitness/diet/going to bed on time/drinking lots of water bandwagon that they don’t even remember what spawned their… Read More This Year I am Going Backward
It was a hurried Monday morning after a long weekend with errands, family commitments, and simply time to rest. We woke up to the startling realization that my first grader had not completed his “turkey project,” which was simply a color page of a turkey that the students were supposed to “disguise” so that humans… Read More Why Parents Should Stop Doing Their Child’s School Projects