Tag: kids
I have successfully narrowed parenting a five year old down to these 3 recurring conversations. You’re welcome. Conversation #1 5 year old: “Mom? What’s a…
Last night putting kid to bed, I tucked her in and felt/heard something crinkle/crunch under her covers. Me - Ummm.... is there something in your…
TED Talk Scott Dinsmore I was watching this TED talk about how to find work you're truly passionate about. Mostly I started watching it because…
In case all the years of parenting are disappearing from my memory in my constant state of exhaustion, Facebook kindly reminds me. This is from…
Parenting is... When they break a toy within three minutes of getting it out of the package and you spend twenty minutes holding it…
Report cards. When I was a kid, I used to love report card time. I usually did pretty well in school, so it meant a…
We went on a mommy/daughter date to see the movie Cinderella. It was actually a pretty good movie. I don’t really want to get…
It was her first day of t-ball. She doesn't love t-ball. I haven't figured out if it's because she actually doesn't like it or…
I think we underestimate the importance of saying yes as a parent. Certainly an important piece of open-ended parenting is saying yes. When we say…