One recent morning I let the Dragon bring his cookie monster in the car on the way to school. I do this when either 1) he’s feeling sad and needs a buddy, or 2) I’m feeling sad and want him to be happy, or 3) both. He is allowed to have a buddy for naptime, but usually he doesn’t mind giving up whatever he’s been playing with when he gets to school, so I figure that’s okay, too. That morning he was in a good mood. I was feeling a little sad, though, because it was Monday, and I spent…
We’re homeowners, and we live in the smallest house in what used to be a snazzy-for-us family-oriented cul-de-sac. It’s still a family-oriented cul-de-sac, mind you, it’s just… less snazzy (even for us). About 4 houses down from us is a house that has been for sale for, I think, 3 years (I am not exaggerating for once). To top it off, our former across-the-street-neighbors walked away from their mortgage right before Memorial Day. One of our neighbors has a son a few months older than Dragon (I’ll call him Monkey), and we often meet in the cul-de-sac with our respective…
I am not an expert in anything. Well, strictly speaking, that is not true. I am technically an expert in my chosen field, though whenever someone calls me an expert, I laugh until I snort, because I feel pretty strongly that the more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know what the hell you’re doing. I bring this up because I was trying to decide what to write about for my inaugural MotherhoodUncovered post (ooo!) and I got to thinking about parenting advice. And I started to write, “When people ask me for parenting advice…” and then I…
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