Category Archives: Parenting
The one where David learns to swim
When Emma was a baby, I threw away all the parenting books. Because I decided that many people who were a lot stupider than me had successfully raised children, and if I trusted my gut, I would probably be okay. … Continue reading
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Summer fantasies
Ah, the fantasies of summer. Each year (round about April) I have this fantasy of the way summer is going to be. Long, lazy days with no homework, no 8 a.m. school arrival times, no cross-country practice, no ACTs to … Continue reading
Risking it
As I’ve been thinking about and praying for Abby Sunderland over the last 24 hours, I’ve been thinking about the parental “risk spectrum.” On one end are parents who don’t let their 16-year old daughter drive around the block alone. On … Continue reading
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Blink
We’re completing another school year today. David’s first year of “real” school. Margaret’s first year of pre-school. Emma’s junior year of high school. (Okay, for Emma, it doesn’t completely end until Wednesday, but work with me here.) And again, I’m … Continue reading
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Things I learned from my kids on Mother’s Day weekend
1. If you misplace your lost tooth, if you write a letter to the tooth fairy, she’ll come anyway. (Actually, I guess David’s the one who learned this, not me.) 2. There’s nothing wrong with you that a Band-Aid won’t … Continue reading
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What a difference a week makes
How is it possible that one week of Spring Break got us so discombobulated? It’s not like we went anywhere, or did anything terribly exciting (save for one college visit.) We mostly went to church (when you sing in the … Continue reading
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Spin the wheel
As I enter the college search process with my eldest child, I’m struck by how much more complicated the process seems than it did when I was in high school. This is partly because I’m not the one going through … Continue reading
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A mother’s job
Two things have prompted me to think about parenting. Last night, I was watching a new show (one of the Jay Leno NBC replacement shows) called (surpisingly) “Parenthood”, which seems to me to be a fairly accurate representation of the … Continue reading
Hearts and Hundreds
This week, David had to do a school project for “Hearts and Hundreds” day at school. (I’m not sure what the connection is between hearts and hundreds, except that Valentine’s Day and the 100th day of school both happen to … Continue reading
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Sick daze
We are so fortunate that my kids rarely get sick. Knock wood. Other than the occasional 24-hour stomach bug, or head cold, we have made it through the last several Winters with ease, illness-wise. And now we are on Day … Continue reading
