Category Archives: parenting

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

Yeah-No

Posted on January 21, 2009 by The Daring One

The “yeah-no” has become quite the art form around our house. I give the kids the affirmation they need without actually allowing them to do the bizarre and sometimes impossible things they ask for. The goal is to say “no” … Continue reading →

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Today I Was a Mom

Posted on January 13, 2009 by The Daring One

I was a mom pretty much all day today. Here is my report: I cruelly forced someone to wear pants outside in 40-degree weather. I cut peanut-butter sandwiches in the shape of dinosaurs and delivered them to an alfresco restaurant-for-2 … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, domesticality, parenting | 84 Comments

Still Here

Posted on January 9, 2009 by The Daring One

So we’re experiencing the worst flooding here in ~90 years and our town is cut off in every direction from the rest of the world. Dan made it home before the flooding and our house is up high enough that … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, disasters, driving, parenting, weather | 9 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

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