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04/25/12Listen to your Mother!It is an unfortunate thing that so many of us mothers will never be famous. The crazy stunts we do - breastfeeding an infant in Target while shopping for hummus! - changing a blow out while pontificating on a conference call! - refereeing a fight while sautéing green beans! - are really quite noteworthy and deserving of some press. Alas, most of us mothers toil along in relative obscurity. The same is true of writers: most of us who like to spew out our thoughts in a journal, or a blog, will write to a very small audience, the Dooces and Pioneer Women of the world notwithstanding. Of course, no one mothers - or writes - for fame, but for the pleasure inherent in those vocations. But when I - an amateur mother and writer - was procrastinating online one day, I stumbled... |
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04/13/12When Managing Expectations – Expect FunMy husband is coaching our five-year-olds baseball team. Several dads are helping as well and we are friends with many of the kids on the team. It is a six and under coach pitch team. We moved up this year from t-ball and thought the boys had a bit more competitiveness in them. The world of sports has changed since we were little and we are still learning how it all works. There are rec teams that seem to play for fun and competitive teams that play to win. We have friends who have older children who play on both types of teams and it all gets confusing. This is what I have learned so far. 1) Kids want to have fun. Feeling pressure is not fun. Five and six-year olds should not be pressured. (As far as I am... |
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04/05/12Small Steps Add Up to Big GainsThe somewhat dreaded parent teacher conferences have come and gone. If you have a good relationship with your child’s teacher, there really shouldn’t be anything to surprising revealed. It could be compared to the annual review at work. It’s always a somewhat awkward situation and creates a bit of anxiety, but it shouldn’t be the time you are blind sided with news. Your supervisor should have been commenting on your performance through out the year, so unless your being surprised with a promotion or a raise, you should know what to expect. Zach with Mrs. Whitehill I am fortunate that I get to pick my kids up from school most days of the week. These means a lot of opportunities for one on one... |
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04/03/12Some Questions I Just Don’t Know How to AnswerThe other night I was putting my boys to bed and my oldest son was in an inquisitive mood. We use our bedtime routine as a time to have quiet conversation and process the day’s events. This particular night he was asking a lot of questions. He asked me why old people forget things. I told him that we use our bodies a lot over time and they get worn out. Certain parts may not function as good as they did when someone was younger. I tried to relate it back to toys that he has flat worn out and are no longer work like new. The same thing happens to our brain, sort of. It just gets old and some of the connections get worn out or mis-fire. I was hoping this explanation was sufficient enough to make sense with... Posted at 08:21 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
