For parents who want to worry less and play more!
This was a busy weekend. And when we have those busy weekends as a family and don’t have the opportunities to come together as a unit I try to spend a little bit of one on one time with each of my children. As I sat with my daughter on my lap I asked her […]
Posted on January 29th, 2006 by Sam
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I’ve used this term before to describe myself. Sometimes I live it, sometimes I pretend not to be it, mostly I try to embrace it. This happens mainly, when I decide that I’ve done enough and all my mommy mojo is used up. Frankly, it’s also the time that I panic thinking that the mommy […]
Posted on January 25th, 2006 by Sam
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I got one of those phone calls this week where the disembodied voice on the other end of the line seems to vibrate with meaning, and I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out what part my ear played in that perception.
It was a woman from the local school district […]
Posted on January 21st, 2006 by MomStar
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Why do the words, “my child is reading” out of the parent of a preschooler strike fear into the minds of the average (or not so average) parent. It’s not like we would feel that same pang of anxiety if another parent said, “my child is doing complex algebra.” Then we’d just assume that child […]
Posted on January 18th, 2006 by Sam
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Our family has been in a bit of a quandary lately. Our two 5 year olds attend a pre-K program at a wonderful independent school in Seattle. This is their third year at the school–for the most part, it has been their singular school experience. They love the school, we love the school for so […]
Posted on January 14th, 2006 by Sam
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Our family recently returned from a visit to our former home in Southern California for New Year’s. While there we were fortunate to meet up at a favorite park with one of our oldest family-friends, people we’ve enjoyed countless play dates with over the years. Like our family, they have one ten-year-old […]
Posted on January 10th, 2006 by MomStar
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