October 2012
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Discipline Checklist (For My Own Reference)
These are the questions/things I’m trying to remember every time one of my kids is pushing my buttons: 1- Is the child overtired, hungry, overstimulated, bursting with energy, bored? 2- Am I changing directions too quickly? (Has a previously acceptable… Continue reading
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The Things You Learn
Dear EldestChild, You learn things so quickly and imitate us so well, and I’m sorry to say that you pick up on not only the best of our behavior but also on the worst. We need to be more careful… Continue reading
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Nobody’s Property
“What becomes quickly clear is that the cult of “natural” motherhood is just the latest manifestation in a long history of reducing women’s bodies and lives to status objects to mark class privilege.” — Amanda Marcotte Dear Amanda, Your article… Continue reading
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The Day the Toddler Slapped the Baby
Dear Kids, You’re most definitely going to grow up remembering the phrase “Your job is to be best friends.” I say it no fewer than twenty times on a bad day. And then on the good days I don’t say… Continue reading
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Six Months and Struggling
Dear Daughter, This is where I fall flat. You are almost six months old and I am struggling. To this point my letters have mostly been encouraging and upbeat.I am writing to you now from an unhappy place, not to… Continue reading
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