Um, the dog ate it?

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I’m late submitting my post this week; so, so shamefully late.  This takes me back to my school days when I consistently managed to never hand a piece of homework in on time (or ever).  I never seemed to get into too much trouble for it.  Maybe the teachers recognised a lost cause when they [...]

My kid is playing in dirt, and I’m cool with that.

Using corn for sensory play - CC Image courtesy of Alternative Heat on Flic

There’s a woman I follow on Twitter and I swear every other day she’s posting some picture of her kid and tweeting, “Sensory Play!” I really just want to take her aside and say, “Honey, please, kids like to play with weird stuff. Calling it sensory play doesn’t make it fancy, alright?”  She is not [...]

The Perpetual Angst Of The Middle Child

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We have four children, but given the fact that my eldest daughter lives predominantly with her father, we only have three at home on a regular basis. Three boys, very close in age, very different in demeanor. I never believed that ‘Middle Child Syndrome’ existed until my three year old son, Mercutio, began to exhibit [...]

Dear Santa, I’m only allowed to ask for 5 things…

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NEWS FLASH… as per a recent news show, parents should discourage their kids from writing letters to Santa that included a list of more than 4 or 5 presents. WHAT! It’s hard enough trying to get kids to believe in Santa past the age of 6 these days, and now we have to tell them to [...]

New Law Proposal

New Law Proposal

First thing this morning.   At 6:30am, this woman rolled out of bed, got her baby from his crib, grabbed a cup of the nectar of the gods coffee, and proceeded to read her e-mail. Just like any other morning – except for this… Please make note of the areas I have circled in red, [...]

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