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Asking for Help

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Asking for help is one of the most difficult things to do, because it gets tricky. First, you have to admit to yourself that you are in over your head. Second, you then have to tell someone else that is the case, and third, you have to ask them for their time and […]

Tags: Parenting

You Should Be So Proud

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s a statement that is made often without a second thought. My father-in-law said this often after we’ve had a nice dinner out with our twin girls. “You should be so proud that they are so well behaved in public places,” he’ll say. And, yes, we are very proud that MOST of the time they […]

Tags: Parenting · society

September 11, 2008

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

7 years later,

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Housekeeper’s High

September 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am in the zone. You know what I mean, don’t you? I have my headphones in. I have the kids all in bed. I have the house quiet and now I’m moving as fast as I can to make up for all the damage done to my house during the day. There’s laundry to […]

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It’s Ok To Think Your Kid Is A Genius

August 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments

The other day, I was scanning my daughter’s room for dishwasher fodder, when I chanced upon her combination lock for her school phys-ed locker. As I looked at it, I saw that the combination was written on tape attached to the side. I asked her, why? Why put your combination on the lock? Her reply […]

Tags: Parenting

Does Your Talking Toddler
Amaze You Too?

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Every time someone asks me how Max is doing, I say the same thing: “Fine; talking like crazy.” Which is true - that kid of mine, he’s a talker. Then again, I’m a talker, so maybe it’s one of those things where the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.
The thing is, I am amazed, […]

Tags: Behavior · Parenting · Relationships








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