Awww

Yesterday my son’s teacher told me that they have a new girl in his class. She just turned three and is in a class of mostly boys. The teacher said she had looked so sad all morning and nothing they said or did seemed to make any difference. That is until my son, who is...
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I know I’m not a perfect mom. Far from it, in fact. I yell at my kids sometimes; sometimes more than sometimes. I let them eat cereal and yogurt for dinner the other night. I let them watch plenty o’ TV. I look forward to bedtime with a fervor that is shameful and some...
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I wrote this for posterity, in honor of my son’s birthday. I’ll warn you now that it’s long. I purposely didn’t whittle it down because I want to remember it as it really was, long or not. If you choose to read it, I hope you enjoy it. Tomorrow (Saturday) my baby boy will be...
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*An Exchange This Morning* 5 yr old: Mommy, can I have some more milk? Me: Can you wait a sec? I have to go to the bathroom. 5 yr old: You’re going pee again? Me: No. I’m going poop this time. Is that okay with you? 5 yr old: (ponders about this for at least 10 seconds) Okay. But...
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My daughter just lost her first tooth on 12/3. At the risk of sounding completely cliché, when did she grow up? How did it happen so fast? It really seems like yesterday that she was a newborn. It makes me sad to think about how fast the time passes. I always question if I’ve paid...
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