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Category Archives: Things You Won’t Find in Parenting Books
Lessons from the Arcade
This Thanksgiving weekend we continued our traditional nontraditional Thanksgiving celebrations by going to a casino. Nothing says, “grateful” like two parents with two picky children at an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet. Seriously, I admit this trip was a bit unconventional, even … Continue reading
If you take your daughter on a bike ride…
If you take your daughter on a bike ride, she’s going to want to stop and check the mail. If she checks the mail, she’s going to need your keys. When she hands you the mail, you are going to … Continue reading
A Golden Day
A few weeks ago, we had the Weekend from Hell. It was one of those weekends that should have been fantastic, but completely sucked. We were in a beautiful place with great weather and two kids who could not stop … Continue reading
No Secrets in Our House
Parent: “Please don’t mention Situation 1 to Person A. It would hurt her feelings.” Daughter: “Okay.” Person A comes over. Daughter: “Hey, Person A! Guess what? Situation 1 just happened.” End Scene
No Talking in Kindergarten
“Mom, we cannot talk at all in Kindergarten. All day long! No talking!” Clearly this is painful for her.
Thoughts on Teaching Kids Gratitude
This weekend is Girls Weekend, an annual event that coincides with Boys Weekend, where my husband and son go camping with friends. This is our chance to shake things up by spending one-on-one time with the kids. (We also switch … Continue reading
The Obnoxious Eights
So, everyone has heard about the Terrible Twos, the notoriously difficult developmental stage that sometimes starts around 18 months and often morphs into the Terrible Threes. Yet no one has told me about the current situation at my house, which I have … Continue reading
My Son Wants to Be a Famous Author
“I want to be a famous author,” he said, emphasizing the word. “And illustrator,” he added, almost as an afterthought. I found this both charming and hilarious. Charming because I find his enthusiasm for this idea (after a one story written … Continue reading
Is Having Children a Luxury? (Part 1)
My friend wants to have a baby. A second baby, to be precise. Her daughter has hit toddlerhood, and she’s right at the stage where the early newborn memories have faded enough for her to think, “I could do this … Continue reading
No One Told Me I Would Be So Excited About the End of School
Get off my lawn, whippersnapper! School is ending next week. I used to feel sorry for parents at the end of the school year. What a bummer, I thought (yes, I grew up in the 80s). Three long months of … Continue reading
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