You work hard, I know. My son loves the thought of you sneaking in during his slumber, snatching up his most recent prized baby tooth, and leaving a little something in return. You’ve only forgotten once and I forgive you for that. It was a busy night and I covered for you. Now? I ask…
Category Archives: parenting
The Reality of TV
No I’m not talking about your favorite reality TV shows here though I do indulge in American Idol, Survivor, and a little of The Apprentice from time to time. I’m talking about television and our children. Right now with two young children ages 5 and 3, this television thing has become quite a sore spot…
Our Family Manifesto…Kind of
Last week I came across a tweet from Meagan Francis, author and blogger at The Happiest Mom. She tweeted about alphamom’s Family Manifesto and how inspired she was by this. Well, this of course sparked my interest and I clicked on the link. Gotta love twitter. Anyway, after reading alphamom’s post about how she put…
Tiny Bullies
Bullies in preschool? Unfortunately…yes this can happen. The girl that sits on your child, tells him where he can sit, tells him when he can look at the aquarium. She’s a tiny bully. The boy who scowls at your child every.single.time. Takes toys away. Kicks him in the face at birthday parties. Tells him he doesn’t want to…
A Sign of the Times…”Screaming Children Will Not be Tolerated!”
Have you seen or heard about this lately? A North Carolina restaurant has posted a sign on their window that reads: “Screaming Children will NOT be tolerated!” And yes, it is written exactly like that. I approach this issue with great trepidation as there seems to be a huge divide between supporters of this sign…
Give Yourself Time
This week has been a struggle. I know we all have them, it’s inevitable. However, until today, I couldn’t put my finger on what has been nagging at me. I’ve been wandering aimlessly through the days. Staring at the overflowing laundry list of things needing to be done…and nothing. No motivation. No idea where to…
Put Me in the Zoo
Besides being the title to a great children’s book by Robert Lopshire, Put Me in the Zoo seems very fitting right now. Why you might ask? Because I feel I am in the zoo. The zoo has come to me my friends. Albeit, my zoo is on a much smaller scale. There are no chimpanzees,…
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