Halloween Hater
It’s my son’s first Halloween, which should be filling me with excitement. But it’s not. Because though he’s too young to know it now, eventually he’s going to find out t...
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Category: Parenting
Boy Toys
Yesterday, my son received a great gift from his Great-Uncle and Aunt: an interactive play yard. He had a blast with it, and it was so much fun for me too, getting to see him interact with objects and...
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Living In The Moment
I’ve never been very good at living in the moment. I’m always thinking about what happened in the past, or planning for the future. I’ve improved since meeting my husband, who is mor...
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We Need a Union
I need a union, because man, my new full-time parenting job is hard! I mean, okay, it has some perks. For one, my Boss is really, really cute. Stare at him for hours, that kind of cute. And there̵...
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Little Things I Am Grateful For
When you’re going through a challenging time, the little things in life start to mean more. To qualify, by challenging, I don’t mean painful or even difficult, since those have negative co...
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The Commodity of Sleep
It’s time for the announcement we’ve been waiting for since I first posted about it back in March: Sowul, Renewing. My son, Edwin Michael, was born on Friday, September 7, at 8:57 PM. He ...
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