It’s late August and A. is about to turn 5. We’ve been on a countdown all month, and now the big day is TOMORROW. A. morphed into a nasty little monster in time for C’s birthday, but has now, thankfully, returned to her sunny personality. Despite some sister-hair-pulling and scratching, her behavior has been lovely– [...]
Entries from August 25th, 2010
One Day Till 5
August 25th, 2010 1 Comment
Tags: acceptance · five-year-old · motherhood · mothering guilt
Feels Like The Last Time
August 16th, 2010 6 Comments
My baby is turning 3. The fact of her birthday slams into my hot sunny summer like a dump truck full of depression. Why am I not celebrating this milestone– the final 12 months of The Baby Cave, which, I’ve been told, lasts till the youngest is 4? Why am I not running full-tilt to [...]
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Advice From the Trenches
August 11th, 2010 No Comments
If you’ve ever picked up a magazine at the pediatrician’s office, you know that the glossies are full of parenting tips and advice. Five Simple Steps to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night! Top Ten Ways to Raise a Happy Child! Magazine editors love bullet points, solutions, and sound-bytes. They know how to [...]
Tags: advice · Mom-Coma · Parenting · parenting experts
Appetite For Destruction
August 4th, 2010 1 Comment
(No, not the rockin Guns n’ Roses album, but the force of nature that is Carmen…) Of all the trials and tribulations in my nearly five years of motherhood, I’d never suffered public humiliation until last week. I have a thick skin– I can handle my toddler unloading in her swim diaper every single time [...]
Tags: destruction · library books · toddlers