My little second-cousins-once-removed came with their mum to visit us last weekend. It was lovely: I love Joanna, and having a pair of toddlers in the house for four days made me appreciate the fact that my boys are growing up and I no longer have to be present for every wiped bottom! Toddlers really [...]
Contemplating My Nose Hair
March 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Teach Your Children Well, If You Can!
May 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I can’t teach my kid. Anything. Well, maybe sarcasm, but you know what I mean.
We butt heads, we get frustrated, and sometimes someone walks away crying. Usually me! We are so very much alike.
I go to his t-ball games and I cringe because I’ve attempted to teach him to throw and catch properly and he [...]
Tags: Parenting
The New Girls
September 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Yesterday was my daughter’s first day of school. I asked her if she wanted to go early and play on the playground, and she said, “No!”
For a moment I was surprised, because she loves the playground, and then I understood. She’s new to this school, and she would rather walk in [...]
Tags: Education · Parenting · school
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 [...]
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