Posted in Miscellaneous on May 27th, 2010
I’m getting tired. It’s really hard to think of something to blog about EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Rain or shine. Feel like blogging or not. Dead tired or jacked up. Last night, I fell asleep on the couch in the middle of writing my blog post and didn’t wake up for another couple hours. Still, as [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 26th, 2010
Sometime before 7:30: Logan, as usual, woke up long before everyone else, despite his very late descent into dreamland. I knew this foreshadowed no good for later. 9:15 a.m.: The kids and I pulled out of the yard and headed to town. 10:00 a.m.: I left a nervous Andie and carefree boys at the Boys [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 20th, 2010
is tomorrow. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was lamenting the fact that he was starting kindergarten and now he’s just about finished. It’s such an overused expression, but time really does go by way too fast. I remember being jealous of my friends whose kids were in school all day. I [...]
Posted in Discussion of the day, Miscellaneous, Parenting methods on May 17th, 2010
As I’ve said before, parenting is a highly volatile issue. It’s so easy to be judgmental of other parents and the way they choose to raise their children. Everything from discipline to baby care to sleep habits is subject to criticism. Most of us think the way we do things is the best and when [...]
Posted in Holidays on May 9th, 2010
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts and those who fill the role of mom to people in their lives. I’m sitting here in my bedroom, watching TV, surfing the internet, playing mindless computer games and catching up on my magazines, while my children are keeping themselves occupied elsewhere. I told them they’re [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 6th, 2010
My family of origin would never in a gazillion years say, “I love you” to each other. We rarely hug as adults, and certainly never did as kids. Of course I love my sisters, dearly, but could I ever tell them that? Not in this lifetime. Honestly, it makes me sad that I can’t. It [...]
Posted in Humor, Miscellaneous on Apr 28th, 2010
After a showdown with Cody this evening, in which I gave him several opportunities to stop arguing with me before taking away the object of his desire, Logan decided to issue a threat of the most dire kind. “Mom,” he said, looking at me gravely. “If you don’t give Cody another chance, I’m going to [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Apr 7th, 2010
My mom learned from her mom that kids should learn not to touch breakable objects. Parents should leave everything within a curious toddler’s reach so that he can be taught that touching these things is a no-no. This is how she raised me and my sisters, ostensibly with good results. I presume that we were [...]
Posted in Humor, Miscellaneous on Mar 22nd, 2010
As I went through Cody’s papers after school yesterday, my heart melted upon seeing this: (In case you can’t read it, here’s the translation:) Lucky Cody I think I’m lucky because I have a new baby cousin. I have a good mother. “Oh, Cody, that’s so sweet!” I said, giving him a hug. “That really [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 17th, 2010
I received the following question from reader MCmomof3: Does anyone have any advice for how to handle our sore-loser son? I keep thinking he’ll grow out of it, but this kid cannot handle losing or even getting behind. He comes from two go-getter parents who don’t give up until they’re beaten, so this is very [...]
