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 . . .
why are so many celebrities adopting black babies?
In the last month, both Charlize Theron and Jillian Michaels went public with the news of adding to their family through adoption. In both cases, their new additions are black children, which has sparked a flurry of internet commenters to question the “trend” of white celebrities adopting black babies. This conversation has become a predictable subject every time a celebrity adopts a child of color, from the comments section of every blog from People to Huffington Post. It usually . . .
how I ditched my CD’s and itunes library (a sonos speaker review)
This week, I got to try the new Sonos speaker system, and it was an “aha” moment in terms of digital music. These speakers are high-quality, small, and wireless. They work through the home wifi system, so that once it is set up you can play music from any computer, to any Sonos speaker in the house. One speaker easily fills a room with sound. In fact, I don’t think I realized how bad my laptop speakers were until I tried the Sonos in our house. There’s no going back . . .
the parenting paradox
When I was in high school, I went to see the musical version of the movie Big (yes – they made that Tom Hanks movie into a musical). It’s not an entirely memorable show, but one number stuck with me. It’s called “Stop, Time” and it’s a song that a mother sings about her sadness in regards to her child growing older. Even as a teenager, I was aware that this song was touching on a profound pain of the human experience, and I remember stifling loud sobs in the theater for the duration of the . . .
what I want you to know: the loneliness of having a spouse with a chronic health disability
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. For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health. We have lived all of these in our almost 19 years of marriage. We’ve loved each other from the time we met in . . .
summer giveaway: win a month’s supply of gogo squeez applesauce
I’m happy to announce that I’ve got a great giveaway from GoGo squeeZ, perfect for summer outings. In case you haven’t tried it, GoGo squeeZ is a squeezable, 100% fruit, no-sugar added applesauce snack. My kids are huge fans, and it really is the perfect healthy, portable snack. They’ve added a new flavor this month (apple mango!) and last month came out with some fun new packaging. My kids tried the new flavor, and approved. You can also check out some of the following ways to . . .
that’s what SHE said: happiness and extremism, that Gotye song, dealing with haters, figuring out what you want, downward mobility, and more . . .
click on the title to read the full story An Open Letter To “Somebody That I Used To Know” | Thought Catalog I got so nervous when I started to feel differently, when the hair on my arms didn’t shoot toward the sky every time I heard your voice. I was driving the coast, on my way up to LA when I noticed it for the first time: You were on the radio. Which, we talked about, I know: about how it’d probably happen, how you were too good not to blow up, how you’d probably be busy on weekends . . .
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