I was recently asked to answer the following question: “What’s the most important thing you’ve learned as a mom?” I’ve been thinking about this question a lot. Is there one most important thing I’ve learned? That’s a tough one. The most important thing? Only one? There are so many things! But I guess if I […]
Parenting
Something You Want, Something You Need, Something To Wear, And Something To Read
I grew up in a small, affluent town in Connecticut. Most of my friends had huge houses and their parents drove BMWs or Mercedes or Jaguars. Some of the kids even drove those kinds of cars. They had pools and tennis courts and horses and they belonged to country clubs and riding clubs and gun […]
I thought my kids would complete me. But they don’t.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of being a mom. I’ve always loved taking care of kids. And I’ve always had a way with them. Not just kids. Animals, too. For some reason, they’ve always been drawn to me. My dad is the same way, and so was my grandma (his mom), […]
What’s a fucking apple? and 41 other not so shining parenting moments.
We’ve all had one. That really regrettable parenting moment. If we are going to be honest, we’ve all had many of them. And we will all have many more. But for some reason, we feel like we must be the only one on the planet to have had a parenting fail. I recently received a […]
In expanded notation that would be (8 * 10) + (4 * 1)
The transition from 4th grade to 5th grade in the school district I live in can be tough for some kids. The social and independent part of it has been great for Number 3. And the homework hasn’t been too bad either. But the pace of the math program is really hard for him. That’s […]
You Don’t Grow A Garden — Or A Child — Inside
Our kids finished up their fifth week of school today. This year we have a junior, a fifth grader, a fourth grader, a first grader, a kindergartner, and a preschooler. And I’m concerned about kindergarten again. It has nothing to do with the teacher. I’m more concerned with what kindergarten has become here in Connecticut and […]
