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Remotely possible
The other day, I felt so stinking clever. I'd hid the remotes to the tv and locked both sets out such that no one could turn on the televisions without my help. I'd even placed the controllers in a spot no one would look; my laundry basket of socks. ...
Commuter Pop Quiz
Problem #1Child A always sits in the front seat.Child B and C are in the second row but not next to each other.Child D sits in the third row, leaving a whole fourth row empty and two seats on either side.Children E, F, G and H get in the car. E cann...
Breathe In, Breathe Out.
My Dad has the same response whenever I call stressed out by the "To-Do" list. "What do you have to do today?" He'll ask. I'll start rattling off my list. And he'll say "No." interrupting my litany. "No, breathe in,(and he would take a deep breath...
Moments
Even when she's almost asleep, my toddler can give me a cold cold look. Once, she was wearing sun glasses. We had been out hiking. I turned and asked if she had enjoyed herself. She lifted up her shades, the better to fix me with those piercing b...
What About....
Conversations with five year olds are always interesting, even when they’re repetitive.They understand that there is give and take, but never that a specific subject matter has been exhausted. We were at McDonald’s. The circumstance of getting...
Growing Pains
Every parent has spent a lifetime of nagging children to eat their vegetables, to brush teeth, to read, to do homework, to watch less TV and exercise more. Every parent has hoped their children would be more manageable than they were as kids. Every k...
Home School?
No other aspect of parenting taxes my personal reserves like having to provide oversight during homework time to my kids. Looking over my daughter’s math book, I spotted an error. “Two plus five doesn’t equal eight, you need to check that pro...
