Tag Archive: Parenting

Jan
06
2009

Sweet Dreams

There are many many days that I sit and wonder if I’m doing a good job as a Mother or not.  It’s hard to tell really.  There’s so much crying, yelling, and fighting that goes on around here some days.  The kids make their fair share of noise too.  Some day I doubt that I …

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Apr
14
2008

The Great Pooptastrophie of ’08

Oh what a day it’s been and it’s only 11:06am. The pooptastrophie started this morning at around 10 while we were leisurely watching Bunnytown. M: “Me pants wet.” Mum: “Oh, no. Did you go pee-pees?” M: “Yes” Mum: “That’s weird since you just went pee-pees a few minutes ago, remember? Did you have a little …

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Apr
03
2008

Kidlish (like English, but not;)

Before I had children of my own, I would hear Mums and Dads talk to their kids in what I’ll call ‘kidlish’ and I never understood why they did it. Why say, “Ba-ba” when you could just as easily say “Bottle?” It sounded so ridiculous to hear them ask their little one, “Do you want …

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Nov
30
2007

In Their Eyes

In your childs’ eyes you can see a myriad of emotions. One moment it’s love and comfort as you cuddle them on the couch and watch cartoons. Another time it’s curiosity as your baby memorizes the fine details of your face. And yet other times it’s sadness as they bumped their head or miss Dad …

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Nov
16
2007

Playing the Guessing Game

Having a two year old who is just finding her words is a lot more challenging than I ever imagined it would be. Most days we just find a way to communicate. I list things that she might want, and she points to what she actually wants. It works for us and it gets us …

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