Parenting

The Art of Family Time

October 18, 2010

This is an issue that’s been plaguing me for a while. Maybe it’s not an issue so much as a question. How do you define quality family time? Here’s why it’s on my mind. Every once in a while, I like to get together with friends. It might be with moms for a playdate, or [...]

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The Grasshopper and the Daddy Long Legs

October 8, 2010

I’ve always been a big fan of

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What’s a nice girl like me doing with a stroller like that?

October 4, 2010

I’ll admit it. I’m having a good year. Despite still being unemployed, I love what I’m doing. I love writing and meeting new people and even getting to try new stuff. A lot of new stuff. Every time I turn around, I seem to be winning something. I’m hoping that maybe it’s good karma but [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: I love my son because…

September 29, 2010

Girls are cute. They are sugar and spice and everything nice. But I always wanted a boy. A rough and tumble kid. One that would get dirty playing outside. One that would innately know how to make car engines sounds and machine gun noises. One that would run around and get all sweaty. While Evan [...]

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Who needs a parenting book (when you already know it all)?

September 8, 2010

That is not a rhetorical question. It’s a real one. Hands up… who needs a parenting book? Not me. I don’t need one. I’m sure of it. I think. I am 3 1/2 years into being a mom. My husband and I are parents. We are past the oh-my-god-what-did-we-get-ourselves-into phase and we sailed past the [...]

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Sibling Rivalry with an Only Child

August 30, 2010

Sounds weird, I know. I have one child. He’s my one and only. So where did the sibling come from? I borrowed one. My blogging buddy, Sue, had the great fortune of her husband surprising her with a day out at a concert in town. On the sly, he contacted a bunch of her friends [...]

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Explaining the Family Unit

August 25, 2010

I am an adult child of divorced parents. My parents separated in 1990 and divorced in 1992. My dad then got remarried in 1992. My mom never remarried. Sounds simple enough, right? Oh, how I wish. It seems that since I was an adult (if you can call 20 years old an adult) that I [...]

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What Are Little Boys Made Of?

July 30, 2010

I’ve always been a bit of a tomboy and princess rolled into one. Growing up, I loved to climb trees and catch tadpoles in the creek. But I also loved the plastic high heeled shoes and my Miss America Barbie doll head. It got me thinking: how do we develop our interests as children? Is [...]

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Things That Go Wee in the Night

July 28, 2010

We hit a milestone. It’s not a potty training milestone. Potty training came pretty easily and naturally for us (and when I say “us,” I really mean my son. I’ve been pretty good at it for a while). If you haven’t tried it, be prepared to go two steps forward, one step back, and then [...]

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What do you do with the mad that you feel?

July 21, 2010

What do you do with the mad that you feel? It’s a mantra that good old Mister Rogers created. It’s one that I use and share with my three year old son as he is growing up in a world he can’t yet control. He gets angry and frustrated and embarrassed. What do you do [...]

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