I spend my time - lavishly - on... park trips kiddie pool dips holding a baby on my hip answering “why?” wiping eyes dry long talks at night lingering in the yellow sunlight baking cookies and licking the spoon reading MargaretWiseBrown’s goodnight moon trying to avoid the status quo but also just trying to go […]
Yesterday I asked my 15-month-old, "Are you a baby?" She waved her head resolutely from side-to-side. A decided "no." Then I looked at her - and SAW (again, for the millionth time) a little person. So smart. So affectionate. So creative. With so many opinions + intentions already. In our society, we too often hush […]
This past winter, Tim took a voluntary pay cut at his job. He opted to work in the office one day less per week. He did it because he is a leader. He did it because he is a dreamer. He did it because it is what is best for our family. He now works […]
I am GENERATION Y. I have a Facebook and Twitter account (but not MySpace - that's old school). I haven't read the newspaper in over a year (but I know about every world disaster and political scandal before the news airs). I prefer texting to talking on the phone. I think email is on its […]
I am a stay-at-home mom. Wait. Don't let those stereotypes sink in. The image is appearing in your mind: a woman in jeans and a ponytail, singing the ABCs, making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and changing diapers. Oh, wait - that IS me. But - that's not ALL of me. Not even close. The […]
"You are his parent; not his friend." "Kids need their parents to be parents...not friends." "She clearly needs a parent...not a mom/dad who tries to be her friend." I hear those statements pretty regularly in our society and, quite frankly, they bewilder me. My kids are definitely my friends. We spend time together. We make […]