The other day I ran out of fresh fruit and decided to throw some sliced frozen bananas into my kid’s lunch. Having never used a once-frozen banana in its thawed state before, saved some to check on later in the day and see what she would be facing. I am a bad mother. Continue reading
Even at the risk of setting her off into crying at the second and more deliberate separation, I couldn’t bring myself to just slink out unannounced. A grim thought, but if something happened to me during the day, her last moment with me should be one with eye contact, a planned parting and an “I love you.” Continue reading
As one dear person put it, “People without children may like children, may want them, may be unable to have them and/or may have lost a child.” Which is a great reminder for us all not to assume anything. In the supermarket, at the restaurant and on airplanes, we have all endured the parenting of others. Continue reading
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