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Sixth Birthday Celebration Part Two

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

So this girl had a birthday party. What with Spew-fest 2013, and school, and work, I wasn’t able to get to sharing all of the glory with you until now — my apologies, if you were left wondering… The forecast … Continue reading →

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Sixth Birthday Celebration Part One

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Yesterday was the official day. We woke up with Echo in the morning and Natalie squeezed her and said, “Happy Birthday.” They got up and got dressed before me, and Echo came to my side of the bed and whispered, … Continue reading →

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On the Heels of Tomorrow

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Here she is, folks, one year ago when she turned 5. Echo saw this photo this morning and said, “What’s wrong with my face?”. It’s funny how little sense of our selves (in our ever-changing flux) we actually have, isn’t … Continue reading →

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Parentisms: Time [isn't] In A Bottle

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “Parentisms” is a little series offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all … Continue reading →

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Oh Yeah… We Have Tools!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Isn’t it funny how we can be cruising along in our parenting lives, and then suddenly we have a new tool and it’s as if we’ve gotten a new lease on that life; and then just as suddenly, some months … Continue reading →

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Possession -- 9/10 of the Problem?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “This body is mine, cuz it was born on me. Just I get to use it, and no one else. That’s why it’s my body.” That’s the extent of 3 year old Echo’s … Continue reading →

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Boredom Schmoredom (with Toilet Paper Strips)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

It’s been a number of months since I’ve posted in this theme. Fortunately, that is not at all because the girls have stopped being creative in their play, but simply because other stuff has gotten in line to be posted … Continue reading →

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Your Kid as Johnny 5

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “Need input. Need input. Neeeed iinnnpuut!” Your child is an information and experience Hoover. She was born to devour data. He was created in just such a way as to be driven to gorge … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Adventures of the EP Soccer Family

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Well, it feels kind of official now — we’re driving the minivan (Syliva Brown McTague), and we actually have a soccer player in it. The consummate icon of modern parenting — the Soccer Mom — has been somehow grafted onto … Continue reading →

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Empathy Schmimpathy… Why Bother?!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

There’s a change occurring in the world of parenting today. A gradual shift is taking shape and gliding toward new ways of envisioning and inhabiting the parent-child relationship. The old adages we grew up with — of children being seen … Continue reading →

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Mama -- if you love me -- why don't you like me?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": Here’s a question worth considering — What do you think of your child? Here’s a more important one — What does your child think you think of him/her? The two are related … Continue reading →

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I’m Thankful for… Sister Love

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

These girls love each other so much that I regularly find it both incredible and inspiring. Aside from the everyday normal-sized skirmishes and other random more intense affects of the absolutely unadulterated state of sisterhood — which we, like every … Continue reading →

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F-ing Up the Right Way

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": I am not a perfect parent — just so you know. I do the things I have actually spent time thinking and researching and learning about why not to do them. I say the … Continue reading →

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This Day… 4.14.13

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

It did actually — somehow both finally and instantly – happen. There we were, watching this girl — this little, brand new baby of a girl, suddenly a 3-foot lightning bolt — racing around a field, with other kids she barely … Continue reading →

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Parentisms: Reading You Loud and Clear

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

“Come in — come in — this is the infant brain — all systems are go and we are reading you loud and clear — copy?” The human brain is a wonder of the cosmos. It regularly performs feats which … Continue reading →

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