Parenting
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Interpretive Toddler Style
So, this afternoon I was laying on my couch taking a little break from unloading groceries and folding laundry. Bean had been playing in his room for a while and I took advantage…
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If You Give a Bean a Pumpkin
If you’re standing in the grocery store line and you see plastic Halloween pumpkins for 99 cents, you’ll probably decide to pick up a little treat for your Bean. And since the grocery…
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Guilt to the Second Power
I think one of the most universal feelings mothers have is guilt. Most of us feel guilty as parents at some point. I feel guilty for the shortcuts I take when I’m too…
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Things I Do That Will Make You Feel Like a Better Parent
It has come to my attention that I may have already done some irreversible damage to my son. At sixteen months old, I may have already ruined him. EXAMPLES TO MAKE YOU FEEL…
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Portrait of a Bean
As Bean gets busier and busier, it’s getting harder and harder to catch him for a picture. I used to be able to sit there and take as many pictures of him as…
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Laying Down on the Job
This week, Bean’s daycare teachers sent me an email with a few pictures of him they took this week. Isn’t that nice? I got the email at work and it just made me…
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Conversation at the Family Dinner Table
Since Bean and I both started school last week, we have started having family dinners around the dinner table together. Before, we weren’t on a very good schedule and so Bean usually ate…
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The First Spark of Creativity
Lately, we have been spending most of our free time right here. In our backyard. While Bean loves the swimming pool, what he would much rather play with are his school bus and…
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Whatever Gets You Through the Day(care)
Today was Bean’s third day at daycare. Each day gets better and easier for both him and me. On the first day when I dropped him off, he cried and cried all day…
