Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Emotional development, toddlers on Jun 14th, 2010
Before Big Girl was born I questioned my parenting potential. I spent months, actually, discussing this very topic with a therapist. Would I be a good parent? Would I screw up any child I had because I was, well, a little screwed up? I agonized over it. And yet when she was born, I wondered [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Play, Safety, School and education on Apr 14th, 2010
As regular readers might remember Big Girl learned to ride her bike a few weeks ago. As of this past weekend she was doing really well, but still needed to master some of the more difficult aspects of the task: turns, getting started on her own, weaving. So on Saturday I set out to teach [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting on Mar 10th, 2010
Big Girl is a screamer. When I do her hair in the morning. When she bumps herself. When I am trying to teach her how to ride a bike. She screams. A lot. I am not a screamer. My husband isn’t, either. (Note to husband: I never said I wasn’t a nag, though, Chris.) It’s [...]
Posted in Emotional development on Jan 18th, 2010
I am a damaged person. Strong, willful, smart, successful, caring, understanding — all of the above. But also damaged. My father died on a Wednesday. I was sitting under the bed when a business associate confirmed he was dead. The adults in my life decided to keep that fact from me for a few days. [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Nov 18th, 2009
This is my 42nd blog post. (I had planned on writing about this topic as my 40th post, but I misread the WordPress dashboard. Sigh.) Those who have followed my musings from the beginning have read about my klutzy mistakes, my abusive ex, my friend issues. I’ve shared stories about my urinary incontinence, how I [...]