But I just have to complain. Or comment, because I don’t even know that it’s complaining so much as just seeking sympathy. Not that I’ll get any, really, because nobody ever comments. Which sounds bitchy, I’m sorry. But man, by the end of the day, I’m freaking exhausted. It’s unbelievably tiring sometimes. There are parts …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 27
You shouldn’t be a smug mommy
It’s just bad policy. Because I’ve discovered that whatever you are smug about will eventually become your problem. I never understood picky eaters. I thought if a child was being picky, the best policy was to just ignore it. Keep providing a balanced diet, and the kid will eventually eat. A child won’t willingly starve. …
Feb 27
Updates
It strikes me that there are a lot of just little details, none of which would constitute a whole post by itself, but all together, there are a bunch of little details I don’t want to forget… Jessie – she’s officially an adolescent. Okay, so she’s only nine, but I’ve noticed a huge increase in …
Feb 21
How can he miss people he’s never met?
My son is named after two of his grandfathers. One on my side, one on my husband’s side. And he misses them desperately. Having never really met them, I’m constantly stunned at how intense his grief is over these men. Marc’s grandfathers both passed away before I met him, and my grandfather died last year. …
Feb 16
How to raise your child to love reading
You can’t. There. I’ve said it. Parenting is sometimes the ultimate manifestation of “You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” I love my kids – and that means I love all of them, even the parts of them that I sort of sometimes wish might be a little different. I love to …
Feb 13
I wanted this
Like most people, I had a tangled up kind of childhood. Wonderful in many ways, but kind of yucky sometimes too. I had a wonderful mother, fabulous extended family that adored me, but a father who opted out fairly early on, and some major financial struggles. I didn’t have the fairy tale family. I wouldn’t …
Feb 12
The number nine candle
We do a LOT of birthday parties in this family. Partly because both my husband and I have large families, partly because we’ve got a lot of friends with kids, and partly because we’ve always got limited space. So this year, my daughter is getting a birthday party every weekend for three weeks. Today is …
Feb 08
Natural Consequences
I’m not a strict mother, by most standards. I’m haphazard about mealtimes, lackadaisical about clean faces all the time. I’m easy going about outfits – Sam buttoned his own shirt for services at the synagogue last week, and did an abysmal job. But he was delighted with it, and so proud, I couldn’t bring myself …
Feb 06
Lessons I’ve Learned
It’s the eve of my ninth anniversary of parenthood (also known as the day before my oldest daughter’s birthday), and it strikes me that I have a very different perspective on parenting than I did nine years ago. I thought it would be easy, I was great with kids, and motherhood would be a cinch. …
Feb 03
Sleepless nights and unexpected benefits
For the most part, my kids are great thru the night. Granted, I nurse well into toddler hood and co-sleep, and as a result, even if they were waking up, it wasn’t an issue because I’d sleep mostly thru it. Last night was the exception. Marc had gone to the gym, so he wasn’t home …
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