Living
Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.
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Missed communication in misbehavior
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5 min read
Parents struggle from the moment their babies are born to understand them. We listen intently to hear the different cries–the I’m-hungry cry; the I-want-you-to-hold-me cry; the I-refuse-to-admit-I’m-tired cry; and the far too common I-just-want-my-way cry. The discerning parent learns to tell the difference in these cries. Each has a differed tone and different facial expressions.…
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About a boy
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1 min read
My daughter’s new buddy. His name is Boy. He looks like the one her Nana got her the other day. His name is also Boy. Well, they are Smurfs after all.
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Leaving Nana at the airport
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2 min read
My Mom has been visiting us for the last two weeks. It was a Godsend. Rose and I needed a break and some help and the opportunity to relax. My Mom was great at this: Sophia stuck by her side the whole visit and we even had a few opportunities to go out! We went…
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Daddy, don’t say that word
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2 min read
We just went for this short walk in the muggy, post-rain heat, looking for puddles in which to jump (a favorite past time, like her favorite, Peppa Pig). Our street is severely lacking in it’s ability to make puddles, so we have to walk a ways. After pressuring me to go out for a walk…