A pack of boys ranging in age from 6 to 12 march together in a line. They’re all wearing similar colors, mostly camouflage, hats, shirts, all of it designed to make them appear as part of the same group. Some of them carry Airsoft guns, others Nerf. Brightly colored blue and orange plastic designed to…
public service announcement
Dear Mom At The Pool, Pay Attention To Your Kid
All summer long a rant has been bubbling up inside of me that is two not-even-full sentences long: Dear Moms At The Pool, Pay attention to your kid(s). We’ve averaged a trip a week to the pool this summer. Me and two kids. In water. See that? IN THE WATER. Me. With them. Because they…
Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope
If this post makes you feel twitchy or uncomfortable or offended, it’s probably because you’re guilty of what I’m about to discuss. That’s okay. This post makes me twitchy and uncomfortable and offended, too. Because I’m guilty of what I’m about to discuss and I know it. There’s a post making the rounds on Facebook…
No More Bootstraps
I saw a meme floating around Facebook this morning that sort of gut-punched me. It said “Pretending to be happy when you’re in pain is just an example of how strong you are as a person.” People. I’m about to get a little ranty. Hold on to your hats. As someone who has battled both…
The boy in the pink hat
Today my son wore a pink hat in public. A bright, glaring pink hat he called a cowboy hat. He was awesome. It was with the Easter items in the Dollar Spot at Target. He tossed a purple one at Emma’s head and donned the pink one himself and off he went to look at…
The “Diagnosis”
Several of you asked for information about Joshua’s visit with the occupational therapist, specifically his diagnosis. Here’s the thing: We don’t have one. When I spoke to his pediatrician and asked her about the evaluation process, she informed me that the American Academy of Pediatrics has removed Sensory Processing Disorder from its diagnostics, which meant…
Public Shaming: It has to stop
This trend of shaming people for wrongdoings both perceived and actual has to stop. Yesterday, Jezebel published an article about teenagers who used racist language on Twitter after the election. The article listed these teenagers’ names, the cities and states where they live, their schools, even some of their accolades and college plans. All of…
US Babyhuddle: Social Shopping
It’s not a secret that I’m a fan of the internet for basically everything: Information, conversation, and my personal favorite, shopping in my rattiest yoga pants. Seriously. With two kids on opposite nap schedules and cooling weather, online shopping is just how I do things. But it can be overwhelming. Price checking various sites selling…
VBAC and The Walking Dead
***There are spoilers in this post. Read at your own risk.*** I had a post about naps and nap time all typed out in my head. As if there are fingers in my brain typing away as I think. Which would be cool but yet very weird somehow. And then I watched last night’s episode…
Word Up
It’s no secret I love words, people. I love words the way some love music or paintings or photography or Ring Dings. Words are the way to my soul. They speak to me on a molecular level, you know? The way words and phrases come together to create sentences and paragraphs is magic to my…