For a book lover (addict?), few things can be harder than admitting you don’t have time to read all the books you want to. I don’t, and it needs to change. I’ve had a pile of great library books come in, along with a trip out of town, work on my business, a bit of …
We have been trying for a long time to find social outlets for our girl. Basically, I mainly fail at finding mom friends (big thanks to those I do have!!). And our girl can take a while to warm up. She is amazingly fun, funny, happy and energetic around the loving adults in her life. …
Baby & I were just reading He Bear, She Bear – a Berenstein Bears’ look at gender and gender roles in a “learn to read” format (my thoughts on graded, leveled and easy-read books are another post). I appreciate the authors’ attempt (c. 1974) to open up work possibilities for women by emphasizing how anyone …
I grew up different in a community that wasn’t very open to it. Part of my difference was my name – specifically my last name. While some friends have commented over the years how much they like it, it has never been a name I liked. It’s very Canadianized, lacking any of the fun of …
This post is part of Mothering’s “Blog about Breastfeeding” event (http://www.mothering.com/community/a/blog-about-breastfeeding-and-win). I’ve been proudly and enjoyably breastfeeding my child for almost 34 months. After a slow start, I’ve been thrilled to provide this amazing food for her into her toddler years. After initial embarrassment and some questions about my public and ongoing breastfeeding, the vast …
We went to the market today, and baby saw the bouncy castles. We had checked them out before but she wasn’t ready. Today, she said she wanted to go in. I paid, she took off her shoes, and then asked me to hold her. And we stood there. We looked in. She talked about it. …
Friends, I am about to be a published writer. On Tuesday night at around midnight, just before we headed out on our vacation, I sent an inquiry to a local magazine asking if they might be interested in my writing for their next annual issue. I didn’t know when it was to be published; in …
So, as parents, we don’t always make the best choices, but I think we’ve found one that works. We don’t make our daughter say thank you. Or please. Or “sorry.” Following from my beloved Alfie Kohn, we don’t push her to say anything that she doesn’t feel authentically. We want her to mean what she …
I can’t avoid it. WHY??? We head on vacation tomorrow. Yay!!! Vancouver, then San Francisco. Totally spontaneous, one of the major benefits of my unemployment + airmiles. And we thought we were on top of things. Totally! We were wrapping stuff up. We wouldn’t over-do it. We were almost packed. We would have all day …
I’m now heading into well over one month as a stay-at-home parent. I don’t want to comment on whether it’s going well or not, but here are some things I’ve noticed. I generally love it. And Alya seems to as well. Not setting an alarm clock = totally wonderful Not having to make/pack lunches + …