From the category archives:
Why would a non-reptile loving person allow an assortment of lizards, turtles and snakes into her house on a Saturday afternoon?
To see this, of course!
I would do just about anything to make that little face smile.
Happy fourth birthday, my love. I hope this is your best year yet!
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Last night, I walked in on Ben and Evan coloring all over themselves with markers. {Again}
Benjamin, I scolded, you are the big brother. You are the one who needs to help teach Evan what’s right and what’s wrong. This is wrong. Don’t you understand that?
I know, mommy, he answered. That’s what I was doing: Teaching [...]
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I have often marveled at how children choose the most basic items to entertain themselves. The boxes and bubble wrap that contain birthday presents are always far more interesting than the gifts tucked that are inside. Pots and pans create better music than any store bought instruments and hours can be spent pouring water [...]
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For years, I have had an enamel bread box in which I keep all of the food I want to remain out of the eye-shot of my children. What they can’t see, they don’t want and the Twizzlers, cookies, marshmallows and other crap remain untouched. Never have they thought to grab a chair, push [...]
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And to think, I sobbed at both of their ultrasounds. This is a rare instance where it’s been a pleasure to be proven wrong…
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My pregnancy with Evan wasn’t exactly. . . planned. Lily was a tough three year old and Ben was still a little baby himself. I wasn’t sure I even wanted a third, and certainly not when the others were still so young. But along came those two lines and the decision had been made for [...]
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Getting Ben’s hair cut is a nightmare. A snot filled scream fest that can only be summed up in one word: Hell. The last time I took him to a salon, the stylist ended up simply buzzing his hair off, convinced that he was bound to lose an ear if she continued with the scissors. [...]
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As crazy as my children can drive me, I need to give them some credit. They do seem to have worked out a little system in which at least one child, one most days, is not a tantrum throwing little pain in the ass. It’s really quite considerate of them. Lately, this role has been [...]
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