by Dawn | Mar 20, 2015 | parenting, technology
“Hey, Mom!” said Declan. “I can post to Facebook and I don’t even have one.” I wasn’t listening. There are two categories of things that come out of kid’s mouths–things to ignore, and things we should notice. This was...
by Dawn | Feb 2, 2015 | parenting
“Why do fancy ladies hate farms?” Declan asked. He woke up with this earth-shattering question on his mind. “I don’t know,” I said. “Seriously, Mom. Maybe they hate farms because they dress so nice and farms are dirty?” He...
by Dawn | Jan 29, 2015 | family, Teaching, technology
“Never, ever make a video of your butt.” This is the first rule of digital citizenship. “Why?” Declan asks. We’ve been home for some snow days. He’s using this time to make painfully long videos. He wants to be a YouTuber. He tells...
by Dawn | Jan 14, 2015 | family
“Are your shoes on?” “Yes,” he says. He hides his feet. “Are you telling me the truth?” I know the answer. I’m just trying to let him save face. Or maybe his life. “Yes.” “Show me your feet.” No shoes....
by Dawn | Jan 4, 2015 | family, parenting
“You know what today is?” I asked the boy. I was sitting at the computer. Declan looked over my shoulder. “What?” he asked. “Payday. That’s the day I give away all my money and pay the bills.” “Don’t give away your...
by Dawn | Dec 29, 2014 | parenting, social justice
Christmas is over. I’ve spent weeks shopping, preparing, budgeting, cutting, slicing, roasting, entertaining, arguing, taping, and wrapping. Every bow has been removed, the egg nog has been drunk by the morning after. I want to rest. But now, it’s the...
