by Dawn | May 7, 2014 | parenting
“I like your drawing.” You can’t say “What is it?” Kids get insulted. “You should know what that is, Mommy!” they’ll say. This art’s pretty good. By “good,” I mean easily identifiable by a non-parent....
by Dawn | Apr 28, 2014 | family, sports
I’m not a good mom. I don’t know that sign ups for stuff are seven calendar years before the stuff actually happens. I operate like this: I smell mud on the ground–I think about baseball season. The chill is still slightly in the air, but my...
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 | Jul 4, 2013 | family
Give a boy an object and he’ll make a weapon of mass destruction. Every time. My son is six. I’ve watched this phenomena brewing for some time. I’m a Gandhi-loving pacifist. I never push gun toys on The Boy. I don’t give him games that promote...
