That’s right. You are not a perfect parent. It really shouldn’t be news to you that you’re not perfect. Not perfect in general, not even a perfect parent. If it is, you may be somewhat delusional. Guess what? Those other parents. They’re not perfect either. Not even the ones who lead you to believe they … Read more
My children have changed my life. There is never any doubt about this. Of course, it has happened in the most obvious ways – I get woken in the middle of the night, I require childcare arrangements before I can make my child-free activity plans, my home is cluttered with toys and items strewn about … Read more
Beauty. Is in the eye of the beholder. This may very well be true. To me beauty is in the moment. It is not defined by a physical appearance, or even a personality, not an object, or an action. Beauty is in the culmination of the experience. In the moment. It is what I see, … Read more
I decided to try a new strategy with the 7-yr-old-who-turns-into-a-monster when the words “clean-up your room” are uttered. I’ve tried “pick up your things”, “start with the…”, etc. All result in a meltdown and me standing hovering over a crying child forcing her to attend to the task at hand while I do most of … Read more
I’m going to offer just a handful of my observations as a soon-to-be-divorced parent: children are far more insightful than we ever give them credit for; there are considerable differences in how siblings view their lives; as the primary parent with whom they reside for more than 85% of the time dad’s weekends when the … Read more
http://www.renc.igs.net/~tcollier/deployment%20haiti.htm As I was preparing lunch one day, just weeks after daddy’s homecoming, I heard my daughter from the other room. She had been watching Franklin on CBC Kids, and I hadn’t noticed it was over. The news was on when I heard her saying “My daddy was in Haiti!” I walked in the room … Read more