Joshua just turned five, you guys. Five feels so huge! It really feels like just yesterday I was planning his Super Mario Super Birthday Party but no, nope. I was recently tasked with planning a FIFTH birthday party. When I asked Joshua to pick a theme for this year’s birthday, he asked for a Superhero birthday […]
What I Want My Children To Know
There’s been so much discussion and argument and anger on the Internet this week, discussions which I’ve been unable to keep myself from joining. And the only thing I can think about–the thing that makes me speak up–is how much I love my children. Love is what this all keeps coming back to for me. […]
How to Tell If a Show is for Boys or Girls
I let my son watch “girl” shows. I’m not ashamed to admit that at all. I don’t subscribe to the notion that television shows are made for girls OR for boys. If a television show is made for KIDS it’s made for boys AND girls, regardless as to whether there are flying ponies or men in […]
The Kind Of Mom I Wish I Was
You know when your morning starts off on the wrong foot and you’re certain the entire day is shot because of it? That happened this morning. Joshua and Emma woke up at 6 and it was immediately clear that they had alllllllllllll the energy. (How do kids do that? How do they wake up going […]
World Breastfeeding Week
The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week. Emma and I are almost 16 months into breastfeeding with no signs of slowing. When she wants to nurse, she climbs into my lap, slaps my boobs, and then signs “please.” She knows what she wants and she’s not afraid to ask for it. All day […]