My Own

As I was tucking my boys into bed, we talked about limits on computer time.  My youngest said, great, after out computer time can we do math time too?  What planet did I get my kid from?  Do other kids really ask to do anything even remotely related to...

More and more I’ve noticed lately that annoying tendency that kids often have with their mothers…you make requests until you are blue in the face, and you notice that your children not even registering a word that comes out of your mouth.  Wha wha wha wha wha wha wha–just...

I had been preparing for a visit from my relatives, and was not quite finished straightening up and getting things clean.  I had just picked up Timmy from a basketball camp, and he was anxious to head out to the pool.  I told him that I still had a...

That first smile  “I love you mommy” Boo boo’s on the knee Piggies in the ocean  Aerobics:  drop the spoon; mommy picks it up; drops the spoon; mommy picks it up First dinner all by himself–spagehtti, thank god for oxyclean  Look mom, no training wheels! Great big, super slobbery...

Feel free to comment on this week’s Mom’s Talk topic, how do you and your child   prepare when they are going away on their own?  Although my son has been away for week long stretches, it has been in the care of a very familiar relative–thank you dear...