I feel like over the years, I’ve had friends with only one child look at my life and say, “How do you do it?” Raising for kids definitely has some unique challenges. There are times when it is mind-numbingly hard. But this month I am definitely realizing that despite all the chaos, there are some perks. Namely: playmates. Now that India and Kembe are in kindergarten, Karis and I have a couple days a week where it’s just the two of us. We had our children in rapid-fire succession, . . .
asking and answering at babble
I’ve been busy over at Babble this month. It’s funny – my column over there is supposed to be an advice column, but I end up asking as many questions as I answer. I guess I don’t have it all figured out, either! Imagine that. Here are some of the questions I’ve posed: Is Mean Girl Behavior Inevitable? In this post, I’m sharing how some mean-girl behavior I observed this summer made me seriously consider homeschooling. It’s disheartening to see how early this stuff is starting. What . . .
what I want you to know: being sexually abused by a youth pastor
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. What I want you to know is that sexual assault does not come in the same form for every victim. I want you to know that a victim is a victim, no matter what race, size, age, or clothing . . .
best education apps for school-aged kids
In the past few weeks I shared some of my favorite apps for preschoolers, as well as some of my favorite apps for my kindergartners. I’ve also found some really great tools for my iphone that help reinforce what my son has been learning in 1st and 2nd grade. Many of the apps I will mention are appropriate for these grades and above, and any that are grade-specific are also available for every grade, so you can find the app that corresponds to your own child’s grade level. . . .
that’s what SHE said: starving children as object lessons, what adult adoptees want you to know, white racial anxiety, not talking on airplanes, and more . . .
A Primer on Full-Screen Living | zenhabits Like Jack, we think can hold two things in our mouths at once, but actually that’s a fantasy. We can’t taste the food while thinking about what we need to do later. Our mouths may be moving and the food might be swallowed, but there’s no awareness of how the food tastes. Instead, we’re switching back and forth between the planning and the tasting, like a dog going back and forth between a bone and a toy, not content to do just one thing at a . . .
mid-september photo dump
It may be mid-September but it is still HOT. We don’t have A/C. We’ve been doing what we can. Kids, man. They grow up so fast. Kembe and India had their first school project: to make a puzzle piece of pictures and words that describe them. I think it’s cute how completely different they are. Kembe’s is all about sports. India’s is all about the arts. Appaman sent us some new back-to-school threads. I am digging the beanies and may steal one of them for myself. Thanks, Appaman! . . .
how to watch season 3 of downton abbey in the united states
***UPDATED*** This post refers to Season 3, and you can now watch Downton Abbey Season 3 on Amazon.com. For info on Season 4, GO TO THIS POST. I might have mentioned that I’m a bit of a dork-fan about Downton Abbey. The UK season 3 premiere was last week and I was feeling all bitter about not being able to watch it for several months until PBS finally runs it in the US. I mean, the season 3 trailer looked so good, but how many times can a person watch a 60-second spot? Then I . . .
my first trip, my last trip, and my next trip to haiti
The first time I went to Haiti, I was 16 years old. The wanderlust bug hit me early in life, and instead of asking for a car for my birthday, I begged my parents for a ticket to Port-Au-Prince. I had a dear friend who grew up there and I wanted to visit her and see the country for myself. My father happened to have a speaking engagement in another part of the country, so my parents scratched their heads and complied with my request. My father and I flew out together – a quick 2-hour flight from . . .
what we want you to know about same sex families
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 “Daddy and Papa”. We want you to know that we are just like your family, our children need love, attention, hugs, encouragement, kisses and a shoulder to lean. We want you to know that we, as men, really DO . . .
the biggest first world problem ever: cleaning before the housekeeper comes
Be warned. You are about to experience the most epic, offensive first world whining you have ever head. But here goes. Over the past year I’ve bumped up my work schedule quite a bit, and it’s been harder and harder to maintain my house. I’ve been a working mom still doing all of the stay-at-home-mom duties, and a couple months ago had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself where I acknowledged that I’m going to have to outsource some of my daily tasks in order to a) sleep, and b) stay sane. . . .
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