I had an epiphany recently. I started listening to the audiobook, “Unconditional Parenting” by Alfie Kohn. I do not know the whole premise of the book, but it was available on Hoopla and sounded interesting. So far, it has been quite thought-provoking. One thing which stood out to me, was the story of a mom …
Someday, You Will have a Child who is Just Like You! …and it will be Awesome! Read More »
Did you fall for the FaceBook scam? A message from a friend, starting with, “Hi….I actually got another friend request from you yesterday…” Then the message tells you to, “forward this to all your friends.” So you forwarded a message to all your friends saying: “I got another friend request from you…” But did you …
“Child, where is your BAHA?” My 3 year old daughter is pretty good at wearing her hearing aid and softband on all day. She usually only takes it off for bath or bed time, and hands it to me. I set it safely on the kitchen island. The problem is, sometimes she decides to change …
It was the last week of June, when PipSqueak tried to jump off her nightstand and broke her leg. When I was a child, I jumped off the top bunk. So my girls sleep on mattresses on the floor. The tallest thing in their room is the nightstand, which is a mere 17 inches. But …
Jump Right In! The Story of Our Summer and PipSqueaks Broken Leg Read More »
When I was 18 months old, I wanted to fly. So I climbed up on the top bunk and jumped off. I flapped my arms as hard as I could, and hit the floor. When I recovered, I wanted to try again, but my mom stopped me. Apparently I did not learn my lesson, in the …
Climbing Monkeys, Jumping Lions, and Broken Bones. Read More »
Spring is here. The weather is beautiful. Time to go play at all the local playgrounds. I hardly went to playgrounds last summer. My toddler was little and dangerous. But this summer, she is bigger and totally capable. Right? Haha. Wrong. First trip to the play ground PipSqueak sat in the baby swing the whole …
When a baby is learning how to walk, they fall down a lot. But they get back up and try again. Everyone is helping them, and encouraging them to keep trying. Cheering for them when they finally take a few steps. We are not afraid if the child falls, because we all know the child …
When I was a teenager, I babysat a lot. I had a 3-kid limit. Seriously, most parents do not want more than 3 kids, so why would you expect a teenager to watch that many kids? I also had an age limit – being that I preferred to watch babies and toddlers. Kids who don’t talk …
Three years ago, today, our family was on a walk with our new friends. I enjoyed watching their two girls playing together. While my toddler followed them around. We had just found out we were having another baby girl! So I imaged what it would be like to watch my two little girls playing together. …
Three Years Ago Today, I Received a Phone Call, Which Rocked my World. Read More »
Apparently there’s a book about how to potty train you kid in 3 days. I never read the book. Instead, I spent a year buying just 1 more package of diapers, hoping it would be the last one. Probably could have saved a ton of money by buying that book. I have heard lots of …
