One of the hardest parts of being a parent, one of the parts that no one really prepares you for, is how hard it is it see your child disappointed. To see your child sobbing, uncontrollably, feeling helpless, feeling like her reaction and her feelings are completely justified but not being able to do anything […]
Parenting
Happy Jolabokaflod!
A week or so ago I came across this picture on Facebook: I really liked it. So I decided we were gonna do it. Today, the last activity on our advent calendar was to “open one gift early.” I got everyone a book and some pajamas. Before we got to opening the presents, I told […]
It’s Christmas. Chill out.
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. […]
Being the older mom. I’m okay with it.
I have always been the “older” mom. I gave birth to Number 3 when I was thirty-five. Number 4 the day before my thirty-seventh birthday. Number 5 three months before I turned forty. Number 6 three months before I turned forty-one. And Number 7 when I was forty-two. And now, at forty-six, I am definitely […]
Look Up
Yesterday Number 3, who is a ten-year-old fifth grader in middle school, had a winter breakfast first thing in the morning. It’s a tradition for the 5th graders. The parents all sign up to bring something in, the teacher projects a nice warm fire on the white board in the front of the room, music […]
Full Circle
Here in Connecticut, most kids (well, moms really) get gifts for their kids’ teachers at Christmas. It is also quite common for the class mom to collect money from parents to buy a larger gift from the whole class for the teacher. To be honest, it’s gotten to be out of control. This year, in lieu […]
