Tag Archives: Kids
Hurt
There are days when my relationship with one (or both) of my kids is less than ideal. There are days when my relationship with one (or both) of my kids is bad. Then, there are days when my relationship with … Continue reading
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Sticky Situation
Really, it’s amazing that it hadn’t happened before yesterday. She’s chewed gum since…well…pretty much since she was able to chew and we knew she wouldn’t choke to death. That combination happened much earlier than we thought it ever would. We … Continue reading
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Teaching the hard stuff
I’ve said it before, and I’m here today to say it again. Raising kids is seriously the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Every day, it seems to be some new little lesson that I hadn’t really realized that I would … Continue reading
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Filed under Organizing/Schedules, Parenting Woes, Silly Gooses, Verbal Mumbo Jumbo
Sometimes I forget
Sometimes I forget how old he is. He seems stuck in this place between wanting to grow up and still enjoying kid things. He still answers the preschool shows when they ask “What letter makes the ‘mmmm’ sound?”. But today, … Continue reading
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Chores, chores, chores
When did you all learn to do laundry? I have very distinct memories of washing my uniform when I was in elementary school. I think it was one of those things where I said to my Mom “You didn’t wash … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Perception
Dave is a small guy, as guys go. This doesn’t bother him at all…except for the once every 10 years that I mention wearing a pair of heels. We never really think about the way the kids think of us … Continue reading
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Shaft of light
When Emma was very young (or maybe even before she was born), I read Jennifer Hull’s Beyond One: Growing a Family and Getting a Life. One of the last things I remember reading (and the one that stuck with me … Continue reading
Filed under Random Happy Thoughts, Silly Gooses
