Entries Tagged as 'children'

Daddy’s Soap, & other adult stories

September 21st, 2009 No Comments

WARNING:  This post contains explicit material that may not be family-friendly.
Small children are fascinated by adult stuff.  Forget fancy, pricey, age-appropriate toys.  My 4-year-old would prefer unlimited access to a roll of Scotch tape and a box of business envelopes than a Playmobile Flower-Fairy Treehouse.
“Mommy, I just need a little piece of tape,” says A. [...]

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Birthday Season

July 29th, 2009 5 Comments

It’s high midsummer and the sun has come back from her vacation in Seattle, or wherever she went while New England suffered the wettest, dimmest June on record.  The pool water is finally warming up and blue-lipped kids can stop shivering on the side, protesting their swim lessons.  Past the Solstice, past July 4th, the [...]

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Cabin Fever

February 28th, 2009 1 Comment

I used to be a winter person.  One of those cheerful types who rejoiced at every blizzard, relished the extreme cold, and jumped at the chance to shovel the roof.  When others lamented the harsh weather, I inwardly rolled my eyes– why didn’t they move to Florida and stop complaining?  I cross-country skied, snow-shoed, telemarked, [...]

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