Archive for the ‘parenting’ Category

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

June 20th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

*Remember that three year olds only speak in all caps and exlamation points.*
“I GOTTA GO POOP!”
“Hurry up, then. Don’t play while you are sitting there and don’t get up until you tell me you are finished so I can help you wipe.”
“OKAY MOMMY!”
He runs into the downstairs bathroom and begins slamming things around.
“POTTY SEAT! [...]

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Vices

June 5th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

A little while ago, we took a short trip to town. Snoring Daddy had a craving for some snacky foods and stopped to go into the convenience store while the kids and I waited in the car.
I swear I spend 25% of my life sitting in the car with the kids waiting on that [...]

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Nobody said it would be easy

May 19th, 2008 at 5:06 pm

I know parenting is supposed to be the hardest job you will ever love, but I don’t think anyone ever said it would be this hard.
Motherhood is scarey and heartbreaking and overwhelming. And I’ve had more than enough of all three during the past three days.
Reason #1, parenthood is terrifying:
On Saturday we spent several [...]

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Wonder Woman? That’s an illusion.

May 13th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

The lens of the internet produces many misperceptions. What you see online is an illusion. No matter how transparent a person may try to be, the information you see is still filtered. It can never be a completely true representation.
For that matter, the same thing can be said about our [...]

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foreshadowing

May 4th, 2008 at 6:56 pm

We spent the weekend moving the three and half year old’s bed and toys into the six and half year old’s bedroom. I’ve cleaned, I’ve sorted, I’ve moved furniture (with the help of Snoring Daddy), and I’ve thrown away two trash bags full of broken toys, granola bar wrappers, and school papers.
In [...]

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