Potty Peril
I was sitting in a coffee shop recently when a man came in with what I assume was his son. He was a bigger guy – tall and broad. The boy...
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- May 25
- 3 min
Germs Are a Kid’s Best Friend
In all our combined 78 years on this earth, my husband and I have never been as continually physically ill as we have been this past four...
- May 25
- 4 min
Children Are a Blessing
We recently attended a baptism for my nephew. The drama began before we even left the house, attempting to get Mikey to wear something...
- May 25
- 4 min
Surviving Christmas
Christmas was wonderful. It was full of family and food and presents, and a spoiled 4 ½-year-old… as it should be. A truly magical time....
- May 14
- 3 min
Thankful
A few weeks ago my husband, Mike, took the 4 ½-year-old with him to run some errands in the Danbury area and they stopped at McDonald’s...
- May 14
- 4 min
Days are Long, But Years go Fast
The days following Daylight Savings are the longest in all of eternity. Better parents ease their children into it. They start four...
- May 14
- 4 min
Heroes in a Half Shell
Mikey was Michelangelo for Halloween. The ninja turtle, not the artist. The fun started a few weeks ago when we were finally brave enough...
- May 14
- 3 min
Sir Isaac Newt-on Gingrich
I’m almost home after picking Mikey up from pre-kindergarten when a call rings over the Bluetooth in the car. “Oh, it’s Dada,” I tell the...
- May 14
- 4 min
Indecent Exposure
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share this little story with all you readers, but then I decided that if the point of this column is to be...
- May 14
- 4 min
Mischief & Mayhem
I often wish my son could have the same kind of childhood I had. I remember summers spent riding my bike with the neighborhood kids from...
- May 14
- 3 min
The Polite Police
My 4-year-old has better manners than any adult I know, and Lord knows neither my husband nor I taught him them. It’s those dang...
- May 14
- 7 min
Momma Blues
I find it funny they call it the “Baby Blues,” because if I could assign a color to represent the dark thoughts and feelings that...
- May 14
- 3 min
Privacy? What Privacy?
You know the scene in Jurassic Park when the velociraptor learns how to open the door to the kitchen and the kids who are hiding inside...
- May 14
- 5 min
Supermarket Sweep
I shave years off of my life during trips to the grocery store with Mikey in tow… Years. Mikey likes to be my little helper at the...
- May 14
- 3 min
It’s Time to Build a Better Village
I heard a saying last week that was new to my ears but has apparently been around awhile: There is no such thing as other people’s...
- May 14
- 3 min
An Unsophisticated Palate
“It’s too white,” Mikey says, folding his arms on the table and resting his chin on them, a scowl on his face. My husband and I look at...
- May 14
- 3 min
Pillow Talk
My back is pressed up against one of the mesh railings affixed to Mikey’s twin bed. Baby Yoda is propped up on my hip, Chompy the...
- May 14
- 3 min
Baby on the Brain
I used to think I was a somewhat intelligent human being. Then I became a mom. When Mikey was only a few months old I was certain he had...
- May 14
- 3 min
Birthday Blowout
My husband and I decided to throw a small party for Mikey’s 4th birthday. We weren’t even sure if birthday parties are considered...
- May 14
- 3 min
An Expensive Nap Time
My thoughts go out to all those parents of newborns having to resort to driving their babies around in the car to lull them to sleep...
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