When Did My Child Turn Into A Hipster?
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Learning Maturity From His Little Brother
Yeah, I know. Declan doesn't actually have a little brother. Small technicality.What he does have, is the son of our best friends. A precocious ball of energy that turns four this month, and who we love to death.When they refer to each other as "brothers,"…
What Do You Do When Your Son Commits Plagiarism?
Last week, I posted a story that Declan wrote while home sick from school. I was so impressed with it, I just had to brag share. The few who saw it before I ripped it down couldn't believe it either.Read for yourself:Pretty damn good for…
Playdates Are Different
When I was a kid, I had to be home when the street lights came on in the neighborhood. My mom threw us out the door in the morning and we came straggling back for lunch, maybe, more like when the fireflies announced themselves just…
A Month of Tweets About My Family
I was actually going to go back further in time, but Twitter only lets you look back a month. Or maybe that is when I got tired of looking. Not sure.Either way, I kind of realized that I almost have been living two lives online.…
I’m A Tween Mom
When does "tween" age start anyway? Is it nine? Declan turned nine in September, and along with it, I am pretty sure he became a tween.He rolls his eyes at us.He tells fart jokes.He has watched Star Wars Episode I.Or IV depending on your perspective.The…
This Is Only Funny If You Have Seen The Muppet Movie
Declan has been experimenting with voices lately. A lot.Some are cool, some are really annoying.Like, really really really annoying.Like the high pitched voice he used all morning long today.ALL. MORNING. LONG.It was this mix of girly and gratey and pitchy and squeeley and draggy and…