Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but handmade gifts are a mom’s best friend. There is nothing as special as a handmade craft or picture made by your child. I cherish every handprint, footprint, macaroni necklace and glittery card made with smeared ink and misspelled words. The thoughtful care our children put into these […]
He Gets it From You.
April 26, 2010 7 Comments
The moment your baby is born you immediately admire every detail of your most beautiful creation and begin assigning traits, “Oh, look, she has your eyes” and “Ooo, she has grandma’s nose.” Every visitor who greets your baby will offer their opinion regarding who they think baby looks like and it melts your heart every time someone tells […]
Paying the Cost
April 22, 2010 14 Comments
[Image: niftynuthouse.com] As parents we pick our battles, we have to, otherwise we’d be battling for all of eternity without reprieve. Sometimes even when the battles are worth picking, we are so worn down, we fold. And other times, when the stakes are high, we bribe. Bribery is such an ugly word. The word even looks guilty and […]
Discriminating Taste
February 8, 2010 3 Comments
Come to Mommy? Please? I had lunch today with a fellow Mommy Friend and we got to talking about her 18 month old son. She was horrified to admit that her son didn’t seem to like older people because he cried whenever they were around. Could that be? Was her son really engaging in preferences […]
When Your Kid is “The Bad One”
January 9, 2010 3 Comments
I have always viewed my children’s behavior as a reflection of myself and my parenting. When my kids have a meltdown in public, it’s waaay personal for me. Why are they doing this? What am I doing wrong to make them behave likethis? How do I get them to stop? My first son was easy, […]
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