Parenting

We’re So Stereotypical

  • Posted on November 22, 2005
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My therapist was telling me today that she was reading a recent study that confirmed what we all knew. Men are the daredevils and women are the snugglers.She said that in childrearing, men generally did better at the exploration tasks (as in, letting them fly…
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Speaking of body functions…

  • Posted on November 17, 2005
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Dex and I go potty at the same time sometimes and he almost always leans his head on my leg from his little potty. Freaking adorable. Then he pushes on my leg with his finger and says "squishy!" Not so adorable.
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Story from the park yesterday…

  • Posted on November 17, 2005
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Bryan took Declan to the park yesterday... As Dex was playing, Bryan struck up a conversation with a mom there and they started talking about Declan's school (which mixes special needs and non-special needs kids). Bryan told the mom that one of the things he…
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Hide & Seek

  • Posted on November 17, 2005
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I love how kids think about things. No rules. No borders. They push the envelope every single day.Declan and I were playing hide and seek down in the basement tonight. Just the two of us. We went back and forth a few times... me finding…
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"Merry Fucking Christmas"

  • Posted on November 14, 2005
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Isn't a picture worth a thousand words?This photo is the result of a fairly painful photo session in the tub - wherein I thought it would be cute to mimic a holiday card I saw last year, with the kids had shaving cream beards and…
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That Little Stinker

  • Posted on November 12, 2005
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Declan must have felt the loving vibes I was sending through cyberspace just now and said "I'LL SHOW YOU."I heard several thump-dee-da-dee-dumps upstairs and I went to investigate.As I entered his room, there was Declan. On his new bed. With about 50 Band-Aids spread around…
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Big Boy Bed

  • Posted on November 12, 2005
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Well, it's a monumental day. At one day shy of 3 years and 2 months old, Declan is now sleeping in a BIG BOY BED (insert Darth Vader theme music). We set it up just now and he was very excited. Let's hope that excitement…
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