For the past week or so Noah has been crying when I leave him at the sitters. This is totally unusual behavior for Noah. This isn’t to say he hasn’t been clinging before and a bit of a protester when it is time for me to leave–but even at home he’s been a bit needy [...]
Noah is a pretty smart kid. He is also very stubborn and a bit of a know-it-all. Okay, maybe not a bit. He gets that from his dad. Last school year, we had an incident with another student at school who happened to have the same gloves as Noah. Noah’s were at home, but he [...]
This National Writing Project institute is intensive. It is amazing but intense. I haven’t written creatively for a very long time. It is certainly what I enjoy writing the most but it is something I haven’t written in a long while. Who has the time to write for oneself in an honest and true way [...]
Until recently, I never realized that this game was created by parents to keep them sane. I know there are some of you out there who are not blessed with a child as amazing as my little girl. She has this special talent. She talks non-stop. I mean non-stop. Really. The longest she is quiet [...]
I am, of course, happy to be home with my kiddos and all things familiar. But on Saturday night, sitting on the couch at 10pm, after a bit of a bad parenting day looking around at my messing house, I longed for Hawaii. The peace, tranquility, escape from reality. I’m just going to say this–parenting [...]
For the past five months or so–probably longer as the time really just blends together–Noah and Zoë have been sleeping in the same bed. Well, Noah has grown tired of his sister kicking him and Zoë has tired of the boy sheets. She wanted girl sheets. So, we have been talking to Zoë about getting [...]
Zoë that is. Or Bobo as she prefers to be calls. I am reprimanded countless times a day when I actually address her by her name “NO. ME BOBO.” I laugh and tell her she might want to rethink that before she goes to school. But she is happy to be Bobo. To say that [...]
I am pretty sure that I have said this before–Zoë doesn’t really see the point of sleep. Well–let me reword that. She doesn’t see the point of going to sleep before she is ready. Hard to argue with that perspective; but as a mother who often longs for a quiet hour before her own bedtime, [...]
Certainly not my popularity. No, Noah is the cursed one. He is by far one of the most sought after kids in his class to play with/be with. Please do not mistake this for parental bragging. Being popular can be very isolating. As some of the kids are forming these bonds with one or two [...]
Who thought with a kid in private pre-school, I’d have to be dealing with bullies. But in these tough economic times, Noah’s class has two. Dad wants him to tell the bullies “no” when they hit/kick him and if they continue then he should hit them back. I am not a fan of this and [...]
