Seven Times You Will Be Convinced Your Child is a Genius I remember, before I had kids of my own, when parents would proudly tell me about something “exciting” their son…
Christmas Bats With the kids home from school and “sick” – in the sense that they are too snotty to be seen…
Grateful for My Kids It seems that having kids increases both my level of aggravation and my degree of gratitude each year. It’s worth…
Tune in for Life With Boys We have had a fantastically busy week involving – well, what exactly, I’m not sure. Somehow, between the wading pool,…
My Parenting Can Beat Up Your Parenting So, I often talk about some of the (unfair, unfounded and just plain unnecessary) judgments people make about stay-at-home mothers and their…
Parenting Puzzle My first boy is what you might call mellow. You might call him laid-back. You might call him, in all…
How Not to Impress Your Kids My husband recently climbed Mt. Ranier in Ashford, Washington, just outside of Seattle. Considered a training ground for some of…
Disaster, Narrowly Averted Five-year old: Mommy, you know that lady you were telling Grandma about? Me: Hmmm… I’m not sure which lady you…
A Tale of Two Hallowe’ens Hallowe’en can be a completely varied and sugar-drenched experience depending on your age and point of view…
Things That Are Difficult To Explain to a Four-Year Old My four-year old is wise and philosophical, and like all four-year olds, madly curious. He misses nothing, and asks about…