Sometimes I wish I weren’t the default…
{I had no idea I had gotten so behind on responding to comments. I think I’m all caught up if you want to go back and check out the last few posts. ItR...
Category: Parenting & Family
Long Days
The second week of summer is almost done. It’s not been what I had hoped. It is exactly what I expected. I am reminded, yet again, that I would be a terri...
A Simpler Summer
I have one more week of school and then I’m home for the summer. Nine weeks, with both kids. I don’t think there is a way for me to accurately conve...
Disintegration
I’m sorry I went dark for a week. I’ve been struggling. Struggling with what I wrote about in my past post. Struggling with the fact that I wrote it...
Parental Instincts
I read more parenting books than most people do. I always have. I welcome hearing the perspectives of people who have professional experience with many families...
When It Doesn’t Work
I have read a LOT of parenting books in my life and while I’ve liked some ideas from all of them there hasn’t been one book or author or overarching...
Outlines in the Landscape
This weekend was pretty nice. We didn’t end up having much going on which was exactly what we needed after being away last weekend. I enjoyed some one-on-...
More thoughts on Parenting (and some on Marriage)
I wanted to write a follow up to those last two posts for Friday, but I’m glad it didn’t happen. My perspective has changed a little since the weeke...
Not So Positive (on) Parenting
I’m struggling to find my way back to this space. Where I used to cherish the opportunity to process hard experiences and confusing feelings in a post; no...
The Two Week Wait
On Friday, March 13th, San Francisco Unified School District sends out placement announcements for the 2015-2016 school year. We should be getting ours in the m...