By DeeDee It isn’t difficult for me to stay apprised of all the goings on around here. I boast of that mother’s intuition thing, and also it doesn’t hurt to have a couple of small narcs underfoot. No one has any problem letting me know when someone else has committed an infraction. I suppose because…
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On Fire For The Baby Jesus
By DeeDee This year we had a choice of services to attend for Christmas Eve. There was a 4, 5:30, and 7:00 service. I jumped at the 4:00 service. That way, I reasoned, we could be home in time for dinner, and could ship the children off to bed at a decent hour, so Santa’s…
Clear the Pool
By DeeDee Warning: If you’re even a little bit squeamish, don’t read this post. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, move on. Save yourself! And your sensibilities. I debated retelling this story. In fact, I wrestled with it for about 10 minutes. But since I’m all about full disclosure regarding my parenting experiences,…
Parenting 101
By DeeDee My husband and I read all sorts of parenting books before our first daughter, Emme, was born. We were so knowledgeable that we counted ourselves “experts” in the field of child raising, even before the first diaper change. We looked down our noses at other parents with uncontrollable children in public places, wagging…
The Glue That Binds
By DeeDee I put on my reading glasses to see the tear in the tiny Polly Pocket dress that my daughter just brought me to repair. Daily, my children lay beloved toys before me, hoping above all hopes that I can make them whole again. I’m pretty handy with a tube of glue. I can…
Cake, Ice Cream, and an Excedrin
By DeeDee (Me, circa 1961) Today is my birthday. You can sing to me if you’d like. I won’t be embarrassed. There was a time in my life, that if you took me out to dinner, and the wait staff sauntered over to the table to sing to me, I would slide under the tablecloth….