It’s Christmas Eve, Eve. Once again, I’m not really ready. None of my presents are wrapped. The house isn’t clean. We haven’t made gingerbread cookies and I have like five crafts I was hoping to do with the kids that aren’t going to get finished. Or even started. I could easily do the two-days-before-Christmas-freak out. […]
Life at My House
toy (n): an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.
A couple months ago I discovered something horrific in my house. Rainbow loom? No, worse. The entire Caillou CD collection? No. Worse. Drugs? Condoms? No. Even worse. A couple months ago I discovered fucking Shopkins in my house. I have no idea how they got there, where they came from, or who supplied them to […]
WELL WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS, THEN???
Our normal routine here is that I get home from swim practice at about 8:00. I get Number 3 and 4 their dinner, and while they are eating, I put Number 6 and 7, who share a room, into bed. We read a story, then I sing each of them a song, and we do […]
Mommy, do you think Santa is real?
This morning one of the kids asked the question that at least one of them inevitably asks every year: Mommy, do you think Santa is real? I’ve struggled with this in the past. How should I answer? My response is always the same: Well, what do you think? Do you think he’s real? Every year […]
What Should You Do When Someone Is A Dick To Your Kid?
A member of one of my e-courses posted this comment in our Facebook group, looking for advice from the other members. I asked her if I could answer her question here on the blog as I think she is certainly not the only parent to find herself in this situation. Here is her dilemma, published with […]
I Don’t Like Penises
Number 5, 6 and 7 are still young enough that I can give them baths together. Well, that is, until tonight when this conversation took place: Me: Number 6, Hurry up and get in the water! Number 5 (5-year-old girl): No! Not yet! I’m not done! Me: It’s okay. He can get in with you. […]