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Glad I Saw It: Fog and Sunlight
Sunday morning started early with a dog that wanted to get outside and a daughter who decided reading in bed was better than sleeping late. I decided to walk to the bagel store instead of drive, and happily my 8-year … Continue reading
Posted in Glad I Saw It, Parenthood, People are Good, random observation, Suburban Life, Things I love
Tagged bagels, fog and sunlight, morning, morning mist, morning walk, parenting, Park
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Glad I Saw It: Pottery Treasures
My children were lucky enough to be able to take one of the Montclair Art Museum‘s Spring Break classes at the pottery studio. Besides the hands-on, messy, focused fun they enjoyed, it also provided a lesson in patience; the budding … Continue reading
What is Love?
I can’t wait to see how she turns out.
Posted in Excellent Local People, Parenthood, People are Good
Tagged love, parenting, This is Six, What Is Love?, wisdom of children
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Your life, trying to be remembered
A friend posted this today — April 28th — and it expresses part of the complexity that is mourning. Life goes on, and as time passes, we start to live in moments and hours and even days when those we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood, People are Good
Tagged grief, jennifer pastiloff, loss, mourning, parenting, parents
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Glad I Saw It: Curiosity and Art
We were waiting at a local barber shop as my son was getting a close-cropped cut, when my daughter tugged at my sleeve and pointed towards the door. A man was sitting near the front, by the door, and he had … Continue reading
Posted in Excellent Local People, Glad I Saw It
Tagged art, Balonze, Glad I Saw It, Montclair, parenting
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The Vicious Circle of Parental Apology
I saw the toddler signs: whiny, eye rubbing, pouting. I saw the signs, but I still wanted lunch. And I’m here to let you know that there is such a thing as a free lunch. And it happened right in my hometown. … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood, People are Good
Tagged lunch, parent guilt, parenting, surviving toddlerhood
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Mommy, Be a Big Girl
I did all the right things. I spoke sweetly and slowly. I knelt down to look into her eyes. I had every confidence that my 5-year-old would cooperate, happily and without reservation. She stood in her Gi, eager to practice … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood, Suburban Life, yeah write
Tagged anger, apology, bad mommy, be the adult, being a big girl, overscheduling, parenting
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NSFW Questions About Love
He said it with such clarity and openness. “Mommy, what does Fuck Love mean? What is Fuck?” It felt like my head was being pulled down out of the clouds for a half-a-second. Then I realized he was reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Parenthood, random observation
Tagged Born Again Vintage, Fuck Love, naughty words, parenting
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Lazy Mom’s Guide to Fire
For all my talk about fire and meditation and watching the flames…I still haven’t run out to buy a fire pit, and we haven’t yet had a fire in the fireplace. (The same fireplace-type-thing that was a HUGE bonus in … Continue reading
Posted in Lazy Mom, Parenthood, People do silly things, Things I love
Tagged bonfire, lazy mom, light n go bonfire, parenting
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