by Dawn | Mar 7, 2014 | parenting
He’s in my bed again, that cuddly, snuggly boy. Cuddly, snuggly boys take up all the room. They grab the blankets, they kick, and they sometimes laugh in the middle of the night–great big cackly laughs like they’ve found perfect happiness. I’d...
by Dawn | Feb 27, 2014 | family, Teaching
Declan had a wiggly tooth. “You don’t have to pull it out if it hurts,” I said. “The Tooth Fairy can come any night. No rush.” He knew, though, that the Tooth Fairy brings money. He likes money. With the force of and courage of a...
by Dawn | Feb 24, 2014 | family, self-improvement
Declan is fighting me. I’m supposed to be the bad guy from a show he loves. He has it choreographed to the last detail. “Side kick me, Mommy.” That’s something you don’t hear a six-year old say often. I aim for the stomach....
by Dawn | Feb 2, 2014 | parenting
My kid loves money. He loves money more than the federal government does. He walks around playing with his money. Talking to it, putting it in containers and carrying it with him. Last night he was watching movies with his money–he sat on top of it in a laundry...
by Dawn | Jan 28, 2014 | education reform, parenting, Teaching
My son is walking around talking to eggs. He takes one from the carton and introduces it to me. “This is my son, Steve. I’m finally a dad.” I tell him to put the egg back. “It’s my son.” “It’s not your son…”...
by Dawn | Jan 19, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
Declan’s six. Every time I say, “no,” which is quite often, he says, “Can I do that when I’m a teenager?” “I’m going to watch every show when I’m a teen,” he says. No. No, you’re not. I’ve banned...
