Posts Tagged: kids
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Mar 08, 2010
7 CommentsI’m expecting a paparazzi lawsuit from the Little One any day now
If you happen to be a prolific photographer like me, eventually your kids are going to stop posing and start demanding that you put the damn camera away already. My kids are there: Even Little is tired of smiling for the camera: Pretty soon, even other people’s kids start turning their back on you: But...
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Mar 01, 2010
No CommentsGuilt inducers
Every year about this time my local country radio station does a St.Jude telethon. They spend a week raising money by telling heart breaking stories about kids with cancer and parents who deal with the worst of the worst. They talk for hours about giving money and hope and helping to find a cure. This...
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Jan 19, 2009
10 CommentsA little rhythm would go a long way
I’ve never been the kind of mom that takes pity on my kids and allows them to win when they shouldn’t. I’m a strong believer in letting kids earn what they have, including a sense of accomplishment. When my kids beat me at Candyland it’s because they actually won, not because I let them take...
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Dec 29, 2008
5 CommentsReason No.636 to consider that boob job
Scene: A three year old girl-child saunters into my changing area just after I pull my shirt over my head and toss it to the floor. “What is THAT, Mama?” “Ummm…. Those are my boobs.” “Oh.” She pauses to consider this newly acquired knowledge. Then… “Mama, your boobs hang, mine don’t.” … “Great. I think I’ll...
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Jun 03, 2008
23 CommentsSmall Town Politics
I watched them sitting in a circle beneath the gangway that leads to the twisty slide and the rock wall. They scrunched together on a blanket, hoarding the only bit of shade to be found. They talked and laughed, occasionally calling out to a child wandering too far or a baby about to eat a long strand...
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Mar 12, 2008
11 CommentsMy never-ending respect if you can guess what she’s eating
One Hungry Bear at the Diner: To view other Wordless Wednesday participants, CLICK...
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Feb 03, 2008
2 CommentsA Spoonful of Sunday
My house is about to float away. The amount of rain falling from the sky is astounding. One of my children is happily watching the Fairly OddParents while the other is in the kitchen crying about not being able to watch Elmo. Later, One will be happily watching Elmo while the other will be on...
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Jan 27, 2008
7 CommentsMommy knows best
Dear Child O’ Mine, A little note so that we don’t have to have this conversation again any time soon. I’m not sure exactly how many times we have discussed this already but I think perhaps something in writing will force you to acknowledge the truth. It is the truth, I promise. Mommy doesn’t lie...
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Dec 15, 2007
11 CommentsBecoming Me
I’ve spent the last few weeks purging my house. I’m not the sort of person who holds on to a lot of stuff. Stuff tends to make me jittery. When my counters and cabinets are spilling over, I feel claustrophobic and start clearing out everything in my path. I try not to let things get...
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Nov 29, 2007
3 CommentsShe Didn’t Get It From Me
The Kid’s homework assignment was to complete a story with your own ending. Can you see what is going on in the last panel? That would be a mouse on the left. Also, that would be a cat on the right. Then, there is an arrow to show that the mouse is inside of the cat’s...
