Those of you following me on Facebook know that my son asked me a very thought-provoking question recently. We were riding in the car when he queried, “Mom, what’s easier to cut? Chicken or licorice?” Where does he come up with this stuff? And what IS easier to cut? I replied chicken. I was thinking [Read More]
Experienced Bad Mom and Attachment Parenting
On Monday, I touched on the Time Magazine cover seen round the mommy world. It got me thinking about my own brief stints with attachment parenting. I live near a college town, which means attachment parenting is bigger here than in other parts of the country. Wearing your baby is common and I’ve seen a [Read More]
I Got A Rock
Remember this infamous scene from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown“? “I got five pieces of candy!” “I got a chocolate bar!” “I got a quarter!” Charlie Brown: “I got a rock.” Well, I got a rock for Mother’s Day. And I love it! Actually, I got several rocks and some awesome bits and pieces [Read More]
I Am Mom Enough
Most of the folks reading my blog are parents, grandparents, and a few soon-to-be parents. So I think the majority of you must have heard, read, or seen the controversial new Time Magazine cover: Now I won’t go into a thoughtful discussion of this cover like the one you’ll find over at The Mommy Psychologist, [Read More]
What I Don’t Want for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is this weekend and everywhere I go I’ve been bombarded by ads for jewelry, flowers, spa treatments, books, and what not. I really don’t care what my kids get me for Mother’s Day. Well, that’s not entirely true. I do care enough to hope that it’s NOT any of these: 1. A meal [Read More]
Wordless(ish) Wednesday: The Lego Edition
This is the desk I bought my 3rd-grader at the beginning of the school year. I was hoping it would be good for homework. Nope. It turned out to be really great for building and displaying Legos!
Everyday I Hate Mathematics More
Will, my 3rd grader, is working through an Everyday Mathematics unit on reasoning and word problems. Oh, the joy! (You might recall how much I LOVE the Everyday Mathematics curriculum.) This particular “Home Links” worksheet asked him to explain how he arrived at his answer. Check out the problem and his explanation of how he [Read More]
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
I’m putting my sarcastic, whiny self away today to celebrate the little things. Here is a picture of my daughter, Sydney, age 5. She is pretending to be “Mary Popsin” and is jumping off the back deck with her umbrella. Fly, little girl, fly! Mama’s got you. I’ve always got you. What have your kids [Read More]
Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day 2012
Last Thursday was the official Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2012. According to their website: Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day has inspired a future generation of girls and boys by helping bring them into the workplace to explore the many life choices they have. Some of my friends work [Read More]
Newborn Picture Perfect
I mentioned in my Pregnancy v. Parenthood post a couple weeks ago that I know a lot of expecting mothers. One of them had a baby girl last week and she’s adorable. I know this because exactly 1 week after being born, this little baby had the sweetest newborn photos posted on Facebook. You know, [Read More]
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