Anything Goes
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 7:00 AM
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This is the Open Forum Coffee Talk. That means ... anything goes. Ask a question, make a suggestion, share a story, offer some advice—the floor is yours!
Okay, Mama!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, November 01, 2010 10:57 PM
The children were supposed to be tidying the block mess they’d made, but Blaise got upset about something and came to sit on my lap.
I told him that he’d better go help his sister, but then his sister’s curly head bounced around the corner.
“That’s okay, Mama,” she chirped. “I can clean up all by myself!”
And as she skipped away to get the job done (when I checked later, the room was spotless) I thought... READ MORE
Raise 'Em Right
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, November 01, 2010 7:00 AM
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Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.
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Life and Death of Pumpkin
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Saturday, October 30, 2010 2:03 PM
Little Picture, Big Heart
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, October 29, 2010 10:31 PM
For years my father has had a framed watercolor of a heart on his dresser. My younger sister was making it for him, but smudged it. Disappointed, she threw it away, but he rescued it and framed it.
I always like seeing the heart, which feels to me like a metaphor for the way Dad loves his children despite and through our weaknesses.
My father is a wise man, and he too draws a metaphor from the heart picture. He published the piece on his blog, and I found it both moving and true. You can read it here: “The Broken Heart”.
Teach & Learn
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, October 29, 2010 7:00 AM
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Whether your children attend school or are homeschooled, this is the spot to ask questions about curricula, religious education, parent-teacher relationships, or academic concerns of any kind.
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Not Science, But…
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:28 PM
As of Monday I was six weeks pregnant. It’ll be months until we find out the sex of our baby but I’ve already predicted the sex: girl.
This is not at all scientific, but here’s my “evidence.” During my pregnancy with Camilla, I got hit with all-consuming nausea at 6 weeks and didn’t feel much better until about 18. With Blaise, I didn’t even figure out I was pregnant until 7 weeks, the nausea was... READ MORE
Tuition, Tuition
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:30 PM
My friend and neighbor Eric Pavlat has an intriguing post about whether parents ought to pay for their kids’ college tuition.
It reminds me that I’ve been meaning to ask this august body how it does pay for college?
We’re saving for our kids’ educations, but given rising tuition costs the likelihood of our being able to give all our kids a “free ride” is dim unless we win the lottery, which we never... READ MORE
Just Say It
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Family on Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:30 AM
Last week, our youngest daughter, Leah, celebrated her seventh birthday. She has always been a child that greets each morning with grins and hugs. But it is her clever banter that keeps us going on the dreariest of days.
She has been caught naming aloud all of the raisins in her bagel — and recently told me something I said was “just plain preposterous.”
Her method of requesting breakfast one morning?... READ MORE
Crafty Ladies
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:30 AM
In the comments section of my recent un-crafty blog post, reader saganaga suggested that we have a post about crafts (as opposed to just talking about how we don’t really like them!).
I thought, sure! Why not?! Let’s talk about crafts—how about Thanksgiving crafts. Maybe if we start talking really early about clever and VERY EASY things we can do with the kids, some of the un-crafty among us could... READ MORE
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