Bill: Zoë pooped on the potty by herself today. Me: Really? Bill: Yeah she was hiding and I suggested she go on the potty and and she just kept yelling at me "don't bother me." Me: So then she came to get you? Bill: She walked out naked from the bathroom and I asked her … Continue reading A True Parenting Conversation
Parenting
Sometimes Being The Parent Sucks
There are so many things that get omitted from the parenting brochure. I'm sure those omission are unintentional (or there just isn't enough space to put all the crappy stuff so they don't include any--just to be fair). I don't know if I wrote about this last year--I thought I did but I can't find … Continue reading Sometimes Being The Parent Sucks
Totally Breaking My Heart
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 … Continue reading Totally Breaking My Heart
Mine, Mine, Mine
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 … Continue reading Mine, Mine, Mine
A Draft
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 … Continue reading A Draft
