Last night the little man was in prime form. It's funny when you can connect behavior to things you have read - it a reminds me of how normal life really is. Tonight, he was Max from Where the Wild Things Are; just when Max yelled at his mom "I'll eat you up!". That was … Continue reading Music to Tame The Savage Beast
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Living Room Acrobat
"Jennifer! I can't believe you're letting him do that! Isaiah, get down right now!" "Mom, it's no big deal, he does it all the time. He's 7-years-old and he hasn't fallen yet." "That's ridiculous, that doesn't mean he won't fall." "At this point, if he falls, he'll learn - and he won't do … Continue reading Living Room Acrobat
I Will Not Lie About Potty Training
I was checking out my photo album. I realized I have been lying for a long time. I've been telling people forever that my son was potty trained at 3. Lie. Big fat lie. My son was 4. So if your son is 4 and he's not potty trained. Sorry, but it's no big deal. … Continue reading I Will Not Lie About Potty Training
The First Rule of Battle – Don’t Ever Fall Asleep
You think you're safe do you? You're innocently playing a game of battleship with your son, and you're just so darn comfy on the floor there that you start to nod off... I'm sure the pillow didn't help. Then you hear the boy, "Poppy!! Wake up! You're supposed to be playing with me!" So you … Continue reading The First Rule of Battle – Don’t Ever Fall Asleep
What You Don’t Know About Night Terrors Could Scare The Heck Out of You
He shoots up with panic in his eyes, and asks me desperately "Mama what?" My son has night terrors. He's had night terrors ever since he was very little. My son has a lot of things that don't fit into a nice little tiny box wrapped up with a bow. We began seeing a neurologist … Continue reading What You Don’t Know About Night Terrors Could Scare The Heck Out of You
That’s What Women Are For – To Civilize Men
Corn is flying everywhere as my husband shoves a cob all the way into his mouth. me: you know you are literally eating that like a pig? I do not mean the old cliché, you are eating like a pig. I mean literally - like a hog - on a farm. My husband thinks this … Continue reading That’s What Women Are For – To Civilize Men
I Am Not Getting A Job
Tonight as I was getting the boy ready for bed he told me out of the blue: I'm going to be the kind of person who doesn't work. Oh really, sweetheart? What are you going to do? Well, I'm not going to work. Well, you have to get a job. Everyone needs a job. I … Continue reading I Am Not Getting A Job
Why Read A Parenting Book When You Can Just Watch The Brady’s?
I just got schooled. I guess I had to be here, in this place. This place of banging my head against the wall trying to parent a wacko/pyro 9 almost 10-year-old. I will start with this admission, I am a total hypocrite. I used to preach no TV until the Roosters Came Home and the Cows Went … Continue reading Why Read A Parenting Book When You Can Just Watch The Brady’s?
The Gnomes Under Our Tub
There are gnomes that live under our bathtub. What? You didn't know? Oh, well, now you know. We have a gnome family under our tub. They moved in one day, about - hmmm.... I don't know, when did Isaiah start playing Edmund Fitzgerald? About two years ago? Ok, well that's when they moved in. The … Continue reading The Gnomes Under Our Tub
Our Land – Where Empathy and Wonder Rule
Today I get to guest post over at Finding Ninee. Kristi has created this fantastic weekly series of guest posts. They began when Kristi mused about how nice it would be to live in a world where everyone's quirks and differences were celebrated - instead of focused on. A place where people could just marvel … Continue reading Our Land – Where Empathy and Wonder Rule
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