There are some battles that I just don't have the strength to fight. Like the full out run-at-the-walls-with-siege-engines-and-swords battle I had with my five year old diva on Friday night. I was tired, stressed about the next day's speech recording for school (which was a story for another post) so when Pea put up a fight about braiding her hair before bed, I let her sleep … [Read more...]
Don’t be that girl, little one. Just don’t.
Have you ever listened to an argument debating nature vs. nurture? They get heated! You might have even vehemently argued one side over another at some point. Did you finally have children and found out the answer? It's both. It's nature and nurture. My daughter has it in her to be Regina George (If you didn't get that reference go watch "Mean Girls!") … [Read more...]
Encouraging Independence with a Kid’s Pantry
Having a preschooler and kindergartener is great! They are independent and willing to get what they want. This is what struck me as I moved the chair from the counter back to the kitchen table for the hundredth time today. I took a long, hard look at how the cupboards were arranged in our home--and they were found wanting. When I was working and we were … [Read more...]
10 reasons I’m glad I had my kids in my 30s
The hubs and I are planners. We got married and did not feel that the conditions were "right" to start a family. But...I really wanted to have a baby right away. For some reason I was totally against having kids in my 30s. My mother had me when she was very young. I felt the pressure of social expectations regarding marriage and having children right away. Yet the years … [Read more...]
My bulletproof baby
I'm bone tired this morning. I had a difficult time falling asleep and was up well past midnight. A couple hours later, Pea woke me up. She was wide awake, in what I have come to think of, as her pain position, knees up on a pillow, legs restlessly writhing. Calmly staring at me. Normally, our night time adventures start with her screaming incoherently about something … [Read more...]