by Dawn | Nov 30, 2013 | education reform, parenting
My kid eats dog biscuits. I don’t encourage this. I’ve given up. “It’s the only meat I eat, Mom, it’s good for me.” I can’t control it. He gets out of bed or sneaks around when I’m not looking, stealing them from the...
by Dawn | Nov 29, 2013 | family, food
I made Thanksgiving dinner. Some of it, anyway. My mom made the desserts, except for the awesome gluten-free cookies contributed by my cousin, who dies if she eats certain ingredients. We try not to kill people on Thanksgiving. Then they can’t overshop for...
by Dawn | Nov 27, 2013 | family, parenting
Somewhere in the middle of the night he comes to bed. Never quietly. Always in the same pattern, like a hurdler or high-jumper going for the record. Bounce, bounce, PLOP. Sometimes the plop lands over me successfully, gold medal achieved. Often it comes crashing down...
by Dawn | Nov 22, 2013 | family, food
“Mommy!” Declan stood in front of me with a Lindt truffle. “Please don’t put these in my lunchbox anymore. They’re yucky.” I’ve been sick, and I haven’t been fun. I feel guilty. So, I put some extra treats in the...
by Dawn | Nov 1, 2013 | family
“I want to be a pirate!” The demands came early this year because the commercials, did, too. I like to plan ahead, but Halloween should not be out right after the Fourth of July decorations leave the shelves at Memorial Day. “That’s fine. You...
by Dawn | Oct 26, 2013 | parenting
“That’s the problem with kids today. You don’t have the authority to discipline them,” said one person who did not wish to be identified because (s)he will never be allowed to join the PTO and bake cookies again. “I’ve spanked my...
