Category Archives: kid stuff

Emotional Outbursts are We

Posted on January 22, 2009 by The Daring One

Emotional Outbursts are We – A Grammatically Correct Place Where a Kid Can Throw a Fit. Things have been sort of climactic at our house lately. Everything is high drama. Both kids are going through a bit of a manic … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, food, kid stuff, parenting, unbearable cuteness | 27 Comments

Violent Farmers

Posted on January 10, 2009 by The Daring One

Laylee: Mom. Magoo and I are hunting. We’re shooting cows to get milk. Me: You don’t shoot cows to get milk. You only get milk if they’re still alive. {PAUSE} Laylee: What can we get if we shoot them?

Posted in bambi's mom, education, food, kid stuff | 20 Comments

Humility, Thy Name is Mother

Posted on January 8, 2009 by The Daring One

Whatever pride or dignity I thought I possessed as a young whipper-snapper came spilling out of my body along with the child when I lay helpless in the hospital answering to the name of Mother for the first time, midwifes … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, domesticality, kid stuff, parenting, save me from myself, scaring the neighbors | 19 Comments

Five Years Old and Headed for Lock Down

Posted on January 5, 2009 by The Daring One

After our New Years’ Eve play date, Laylee came up and showed me the beautiful heart our friends’ young son, her kindergarten classmate, had drawn for her. Then she started rehearsing lines from I know not what. Laylee: Mom. Look … Continue reading →

Posted in kid stuff, Love and Marriage | 21 Comments

Three-Year-Old Interrogations

Posted on December 20, 2008 by The Daring One

Magoo is at a stage where he just NEEDS to know. He needs to know why. He needs to know who. He thinks he knows how but he’s not sure. Yeah. He wants someone to tell him how. [Read the … Continue reading →

Posted in kid stuff, parenting | 6 Comments

The Wish List

Posted on December 18, 2008 by The Daring One

Laylee let me know verbally what she wanted for Christmas a couple of months ago. So, being on the ball as I am, I did my shopping early. Then last week when we wrote our letters to Santa, she asked … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, fun, fun, holidays, kid stuff | 21 Comments