By Kelly With apologies to Paul and the real 1 Corinthians 13. My children were on time to school today. But if listened more closely to “Morning Edition” than their stories during the drive, I am just a chauffeur. My house is in order, and the kitchen floor is mostly crumb free. But if I…
Are Children a Kind of Pollution?
By Veronica You may have seen the articles popping up on news sites for the last few years. Maybe you’ve even received a sanctimonious lecture from a family member, friend or a stranger in the grocery store. Whether you’ve already received the memo or not, the word is out: having too many children hurts the…
Oh, And the Powerball is 42.
By Megan So, if you’ve happened by my home blog FriedOkra since Thursday, you’ll recognize a few of the events of this post. Apparently I’m something of a psychic, because no sooner had I hit publish on it than a boatload of roto-cooties invaded Bean, and Peabody just gave up sleep altogether, once and for…
A Dose of Humor – Another Reason to Check your Kid’s Homework.
5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. Rachel from Just…
Nudie Patootie
By Beck My husband told our boy that the word “gymnasium” comes from the Greek “to exercise naked“, which struck the kid as uproariously hilarious. So hilarious, in fact, that he just had to share it with his whole math class today and that is why I had a phonecall from his teacher this afternoon….
Portraits and Paint Chips
By Kelly If all goes according to plan, this morning I will take Teyla to get her picture taken at Target Portrait Studios. It will be her first foray into the world of professional photography. She is one. Do I even need to say that she is my third baby? Natalie, my oldest, had her…
The Heart-Shaped Box
By Veronica Ten years ago, Az the Husband brought me a gift of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Our tender gifts still conformed to expectations: chocolates, jewelry, romantic dinners, etc. Now that we have been married for thirteen years, we get more sentimental over an unexpected basket of folded laundry or an afternoon to indulge in…
1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control Center’s National Number)
By Megan I’ve never had to call the Poison Control Center before. I suppose I was naive in thinking I might get through parenthood without ever dialing the number up there in the title line, my hands shaking, my voice a quivering combination of tears and terror. This weekend, though, that hideous nightmare woke up…
Slow Down
By Melodee Life is not a race. So, why are so many mothers I know in such a hurry to enroll their three and four-year old children in school? Why does a four-year old need to write his name? What is the big rush? For the typical pregnant woman, the starting flag begins waving the second…
A Dose of Humor – Because We Only Talk About the Most Delicate of Subjects Here.
5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. Okay – so…