From time to time I've heard that being a parent is learning to live with your heart running around outside your body, and that's totally true. I care more about my kid's welfare than my own, and anything that happens to him happens to me to. Sort of. I mean, I know every mom is … Continue reading Am I A Psychopath?
Things My 3 Year Old Said Today
Me: I'm sad. 3-year-old: Oh! I've got an idea! Scooter!! "I'm having a sword fight just like Mary Poppins!" **mashing his biggest metal truck against my butt** "It won't fit, Mama! It won't fit!"
So You Want To Raise A Dictator
Let's be real: all children are natural born dictators. We can either waste all our energy, fighting on against the tide, or we can lean into it, and think about how, when our offspring has taken over the world, we'll never have to do laundry again! Hopefully. To that end, I've compiled a modest reading … Continue reading So You Want To Raise A Dictator
Waiting… And Waiting…
This sums up parenting perfectly: Yesterday I got a call that a spot had opened up for my kid to join a swim class. I put him on the wait list 1 1/2 years ago. He's now above the age limit they set for this class.
Rigging Up Your Baby Alarm
When our Kraken was a newborn grub, we bought one of those alarm systems that you stick on a baby, and if the goblin stops breathing (or the device falls off), a big loud alarm goes off, and... uh... I guess you know? Now that I think of it, I'm not sure what I would … Continue reading Rigging Up Your Baby Alarm
Are Single Children The Worst?
Full disclosure: I have a brother. My husband has a brother. Basically everyone in my friend group has brothers, actually, now that I think about it. That's... pretty weird, actually. Where the sisters at? Anyway, the point is, I don't come with a lot of built-in experience about only children, other than presuming they're automatically … Continue reading Are Single Children The Worst?
Glint of Light 