Monthly Archives: September 2006

Not that Innocent

Posted on September 11, 2006 by The Daring One

How do I regain innocence in a world where ignorance is no longer an option?  My motherhood is my renewed connection with all that is good in the world, and my magnifying glass over all that is frightening and wrong.  … Continue reading →

Posted in get serious, parenting | 7 Comments

I Hate Goodbyes — A Tree Grows In Brooklyn — Final Chapters

Posted on September 10, 2006 by The Daring One

Francie and her family close the door on me, just like that?  What gives?  Where’s book two?  A Tree Grows In Brooklyn — the Blog?

Posted in Reviews, tree grows in brooklyn | 1 Comment

Never Leave Your Kids Alone with a Nut

Posted on September 7, 2006 by The Daring One

It could kill them. Laylee has learned to shell her own peanuts by chewing the shell into tiny shards, spitting it all over my counter and then eating half of the peanut and dropping the other half on the ground. I … Continue reading →

Posted in kid stuff, near-death, parenting, shish | 27 Comments

Kafrin Lafrin Bitsy Thompson Laylien

Posted on September 4, 2006 by The Daring One

Laylee has made peace with the concept of death in fishes.  She just told me that when JackAgain dies, we will have to get a new fish and we will name her Kafrin Lafrin Bitsy Thompson Laylien.  This name I … Continue reading →

Posted in aspirations, brains, kid stuff | 22 Comments

Broke Down Toothbrush

Posted on September 3, 2006 by The Daring One

I finally succumbed to the marketing pressure and got me one of them fancy motorized tooth brushin’ contraptions everyone thinks are so great or at least everyone thinks that everyone else thinks they’re so great so they buy them and end … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, toothbrush | 22 Comments

Settling — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 38-45

Posted on September 3, 2006 by The Daring One

What is your price?  How often do you settle for something far beneath what you are worthy of because it’s the best thing you’ve been offered so far?  Do you even know that you’re giving up something greater?

Posted in aspirations, Reviews, tree grows in brooklyn | 5 Comments