A typical day with Max now includes a minimum of 30 tantrums, staunch refusals to use the potty, and so much whining I want to stab my eardrums out.
At almost-three, this child of mine is asserting himself in all that he does. He is fiercely independent, maddeningly stubborn - an amplified version of all he […]
Is My Toddler Normal, or Hopelessly Traumatized?
August 19th, 2008 · 7 Comments
The “Other” Mothers-
Watch Out Surburbia, Here They Come
July 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments
They’re out there. Those “other” mothers. The ones with the perfectly pressed locks, bangs never out of place who just seem so, well, together. They are the moms that I imagine must have been those lucky creatures who glowed during pregnancy, who pushed twice and gave birth to a baby with a […]
Tags: Parenting
Wherein I Confess…
April 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments
With this post, I admit defeat. Toddlerhood has won. It’s over. I’m throwing my towel in.
This parenting thing is kicking my a**, and I’m done. Beat. Tired. A bloody pulp on the floor, gasping for air.
Max, at two-and-a-half, is completely normal, I think. There’s nothing about him that seems “off” in how he plays […]
