My husband often takes a backseat role on this blog, but it certainly isn’t because he takes a backseat role in our family. I don’t write about him as much, in part because much of what I do here is an exploration of my own processes and feelings, and in part because recounting the silly things a child says or does is not quite as cute when done to a spouse. I try to protect his privacy a bit, even though there have been moments that I just couldn’t resist sharing. (Ahem, 3-D Chuck . . .
what I want you to know: worrying about how my daughters will perceive my plastic surgery
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by an anonymous reader. I am an educated woman. I didn't want to look like Barbie or one of Hugh Hefner's girls. I didn't want to be perfect. I just wanted to get back a little bit of what two pregnancies and . . .
that’s what SHE said: breaking up with parents, people-pleasing, toxic charity, contentment, and more . . .
{click on the title to read the full post} alleviate | Livesay [Haiti] Weblog Any group (faith based or otherwise) that wants to invest in alleviating the orphan crisis should consider finding ways to keep families together before operating a program that institutionalizes children. Removing children from their families and placing them in an institution doesn't so much alleviate the problem as it does change the problem. The Case for Breaking Up With Your Parents | The Chronicle of . . .
let’s talk about sex, baby
For my first advice column over at Babble Voices, I’m talking sex. Post-baby, post-vasectomy sex. Several readers asked about how they can try to get their mojo back for their husbands. You can read what I had to say about that here. Also a few of you asked about how to subscribe to the feed of my weekly column with Babble. Click this icon for the feed: . . .
iphone photo dump: 6/6/12
It’s been a while since I’ve cleared the photos off my phone. I’ve got about a month’s worth of photos I need to save – here are a few of them. Let’s start with kids with messy faces. Karis is a big fan of black beans. She practically inhales them, which means that any time we go to Wahoos or Café Rio or any other number of joints that serve black beans, this is what she looks like midway through her meal. India got to pick out of a prize bin at her scouting program, and she . . .
what I want you to know: when it comes to losing a child, time does not heal
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Alyssa. I want people to know that even though it's been 8 years since my daughter died at age 3 months, I still grieve. I wish people understood that not talking about it doesn't help me. It angers me and . . .
boys and weapon play: what are the ground rules for toy guns and swords?
Yesterday I published a story at Huffington Post about how I’ve surrendered my convictions in regards to keeping our home free of toy guns. (You can go read it here.) I wrote this article over a year ago, and since that time my boys’ enthusiasm for toy guns, light sabers, and swords has only grown in intensity, much to the annoyance of their sisters. India and Karis are routinely finding themselves the target of whatever epic battle the boys have concocted. In fact, this video . . .
encouraging our kids when their dreams don’t match their abilities
Yesterday India woke us up by bursting into our room with an announcement about a dream she’d had. “Mommy! I had a dream that I could ride my bike without training wheels! This means I can do it now. Let’s go take them off!” I loved her enthusiasm, and the idea of her dreaming about shedding those training wheels was just too cute. But at the same time, Mark and I were stealing glances at each other because both of us were skeptical that she was really ready for . . .
that’s what SHE said: pain fueling empathy, in praise of boredom, detachment parenting, a humbled lactivist, and more . . .
click on the title to read the full story PAIN: The Kindling That Fuels Empathy | Tim Timmons The more pain and sorrow that we endure, adds to the degree to which we can relate, empathize, and speak truth and encouragement into each other with an increased credibility. PAIN is the kindling that fuels and refines the truest empathy. I don’t know the journey of losing my son; or hearing “I don’t love you anymore” from your soon to be ex-husband; or not being able to have kids when it’s . . .
my new gigs: babble voices and huffington post
I have some new gigs that I’m excited to announce. First, I’m thrilled to be joining the Babbble Voices team, a segment of the popular parenting site Babble.com. I will be doing a weekly advice column over there called Roadside Assistance. This is my attempt at merging my life as a therapist with my life as a blogger – and I’m hoping it will be a fun place for people to seek advice about marriage, friendships, sex, parenting . . . you name it. I just started, so it’s . . .
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