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
The Dictionary Of A Four-Year-Old
There is nothing cuter than when kids create their own words based on what they linguistically "know" about their language. At school, Noah and his BFF Sophie play duck-duck-goose. When you're four you can have fun playing the game with only one other person. They also play with other friends as well. Noah was telling … Continue reading The Dictionary Of A Four-Year-Old
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
The Rules–Two-Year-Old Style
Zoë is fascinated and completed concerned with rules. She is always asking to make sure something is okay, "Mom can I talk with gum in my mouth?" I say "yes." Then immediately she must ask the same question of her dad and sometimes Noah if it appears he might be an authority on the activity … Continue reading The Rules–Two-Year-Old Style
Today, In My Car, I Cried
I was listening to Dan Savage on Tell Me More on NPR talk about his project-It does get better project on youtube I cried for the families who have lost children who felt that as teens nothing in life was worth living for. I cried for the parents who try to help their children but … Continue reading Today, In My Car, I Cried
