Keenie is putting sand on her legs. It’s time to go. I ask her to come with me. She piles more sand on her legs. I ask her again. She doesn’t acknowledge what I am saying. I stay squatting next…
Author Archive for sarah
The Experience
Together We’ll Be Big.
by sarah • • 1 Comment
Clinging joyfully to her dad, giggling in the waves. I see a little watermelon swimsuit and a tangle of wavy-curls held up in the air by the arms that held me while I birthed her, while I birthed her brother,…
Pregnancy
Along for a Ride I Didn’t Buy Tickets For
by sarah • • 3 Comments
It is hot out. Muggy. I am tired and vaguely queasy. Everything feels off. A loop keeps repeating in my head. Why do I feel this way? I am pregnant. Oh. Wow. Why do I feel this way? I am…
The Experience
A Poppy Seed of Promise. (Bebe 4.0)
by sarah • • 22 Comments
Two pink lines. My hands start to shake. I show Alex. He’s the one that suggested that it might be time to test. He always seems to know. Right now I’m about four weeks along. Those two lines mean that…
The Experience
Post Holiday Meltdowns
by sarah • • 2 Comments
Post holiday meltdowns. Transitioning back into the week after a long and busy weekend. It is 6:30am, my phone starts vibrating with messages. “Help!” “My daughter had a fun weekend but today she is screaming about nothing, what can I…
The Experience
Tantrums are Teaching Tools
by sarah • • 6 Comments
I’ll crouch down as you stomp your feet on the hot pavement of the parking lot, your little face contorted with upset. You are trying to tell me something but your words are not coming and you are furious at…
Behavior Toolkit, The Experience
The Cautious Child: Big Changes in a Familiar Place
by sarah • • 0 Comments
Alexander was three. We had been taking his older brother to karate lessons for a year. Alexander adored hanging out in the waiting area watching his brother through the big glass windows, copying the things that he was doing. He…
Siblings Toolkit
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
by sarah • • 1 Comment
I am bringing laundry upstairs. Isaac, Alexander and Keenie are in the kitchen. Keenie and Alexander are eating some Mac and Cheese. Isaac has made himself a bowl of ramen noodle soup using the electric tea kettle the way I…
The Experience
How Do I Deal With Judgement as a Parent?
by sarah • • 2 Comments
A friend recently asked Alex how I deal with judgement. Listening to him explain it from the outside was interesting. I guess that what it looks like is a bit different from what it feels. He described a woman who…
Ask Mr. Nurshable
Ask Mr. Nurshable: What Informs Your Way of Parenting?
by sarah • • 0 Comments
Margaret asks: “What informs your way of parenting? Did you read books about raising children? Do you follow any particular philosophy in parenting? “ Hi Margaret! I haven’t really read any books on parenting thoroughly though I do read an…