Category Archives: parenting

Teamwork Equals Good

Posted on October 14, 2009 by The Daring One

We’re into Dan’s second week of paternity leave and I’ve decided that I love being half of a stay-at-home mom. [read more at Parenting.com]

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Pride, Prejudice and Zombies

Posted on October 11, 2009 by The Daring One

I made the mistake of blogging or tweeting a while ago that Little Baby McSquidge had slept 6 hours in a row one night. Yeah. Jinxes are real and pounding on wood after the jinx is enacted will do you … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Urgency

Posted on October 7, 2009 by The Daring One

I’ve watched my other two kids grow and mature, and their needs seem to be slightly less urgent and immediate than are Wanda’s. Where Wanda needs what she needs 10 minutes ago, Magoo at age 4 only needs things right … Continue reading →

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Passive Aggressive Prayers

Posted on September 30, 2009 by The Daring One

In our family we say we believe in praying to God, but I’m pretty sure that fairly frequently my kids pray at each other and even more often, they use their prayers as a chance to tell me off. [Read … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Wanda

Posted on September 23, 2009 by The Daring One

I am the soft home whose walls you snuggled up against and occasionally tried to claw through, with the loud laugh and the voice that went on and on almost without ceasing. I am everything that’s surrounded you for the … Continue reading →

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Birth, Billy and Beyond

Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Daring One

The delivery was awesome. Many of you followed on Twitter as I took my geekishness to new heights by tweeting one of my family’s most personal and dramatic moments. It was such a great way to keep our family updated … Continue reading →

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