“What’s the difference between sage parental advice and annoying lectures? Honestly sometimes I’m not sure.” [Read More at Parenting.com]
I could hear their bickering from upstairs and tried to ignore them. Soon it spilled out into the hall and shortly Laylee was at my side with her arms folded. “Mom! Magoo’s being so mean to me.” “Yeah?” I asked, with a bored tone to my voice. “Mo-om. He’s being so mean, like really really [...]
It seems that more and more everyone just calls everyone by first names, like we’re all chums, BFFs, equals. As much as I choke on the “Mrs. Thompson” moniker, I like what it stands for. It means I’m an adult with life experience and authority. It means I’m responsible to protect and care for the [...]
“Her happy dance consists of lying flat on her back with her dip-cone mohawk vibrating, her eyes bugging out of her head, her lips pursed, and her arms flapping at her side asynchronously like two uncoordinated metronomes beating different times atop your grandma’s piano.” [Read more at Parenting.com]
So there I was, writing a note to my alter-ego, excusing my daughter from the possibly harmful effects of my own parental choices. [read more at Parenting.com]
Today Dan went back to work but we all survived. He left for work while I was still sleeping and I was sad that he didn’t say goodbye, but he called shortly after I woke up to tell me he loved me. I got Laylee to school on time but forgot to put in her [...]
