My kids won’t stop competing! My boys are 8 and 10, my daughter is 5. They argue over who can run more, read something harder, eat faster, throw a pillow higher, even who will…
Category: Rituals
I’m a fan of the road trip. In college I was astounded at the freedom a car gave me. Having grown up in the suburbs of Chicago, pretty dependent on public transportation, I was…
A lot of people are uncomfortable being the center of attention. I’m going to guess that a large percentage of those people are women. When offered praise, thanks, gifts, we demur. “No, you didn’t…
My daughter is in 6th grade. Most nights at bedtime I lay in her bed and we talk a little. But now she wants to tell me about what every girl wore, said, didn’t…
Maybe you can tell my daughter why her 5 year old is afraid of everything and cries a lot. She was actually afraid of Toy Story 3 and cried every time they turned out…
Think of the most pointless, nonsensical hobby that fascinates one or more of your kids. In my house it is Pokemon. This is a language I don’t speak, characters I cannot keep track of,…
Q: My 18 month old son is a great sleeper but not the best eater. He’s good at daycare (I assume because he’s one of the crowd) but at dinnertime he is disinterested. I…
Does this describe your life since having kids? Did some of the quiet times you took for granted disappear? Or did you have kids before you got any quiet moments? When I was pregnant…
