I could teach a course in… Boiling Water: Turning the kettle on 25 times before you get around to making one cup of tea. Abandoning Footwear: Leaving your shoes all over the house so others have to hop, skip, and jump around them. Wine Bluffing: Pretending to know what great wine tastes like when the […]
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Girls, dancing, and clothes
Vivian loves to dance. A few times a week, we waltz around the kitchen, jive in the entry, or crazy dance in the living room. She used to wish desperately that we’d sign her up for dance classes; now, she’s stopped asking. I know there are a zillion benefits to dance, from coordination to confidence, […]
The Challenges of Showering When You Have Kids
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve read a number of blog posts that refer to showering. Kelly from Dances With Chaos blogged about her 18-month-old being booted out of her gym’s childcare. This unjust suspension took away Kelly’s only chance of showering. Larry from Christian in the Rough mentioned that many of his best […]
Breaking My 10 Parenting Commandments*
As a woman who birthed later than the national average, I had plenty of opportunities to be an armchair parent. By observing an array of friends – some of whom should have used birth control – I saw a range of parenting styles. I witnessed well-meaning parents make not only single goof-ups, but legions of […]
Why Music Lessons Make Me Want To Drink
I have my six-year-old twins in this fantastic piano program: it’s interactive, it’s fun, and it’s instructive. Unfortunately it’s also parented, which means once a week I get to sit through the longest hour of my life. It would be fine if I didn’t have the problem child. Most weeks it’s William, but sometimes Vivian […]