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parenting
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parenting
The Curious Case of the Never-Good-Enough Mother
01.08.09 | Permalink | 32 CommentsToday I went to a mandatory court appearance with my good friend “Annie.” A month ago Annie left her two children, ages 2 and 4, in her (not-running) locked car for twelve minutes while she ran into Best Buy. The car was warm, as she had been running errands all morning. It was about noon [...]
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kids, parenting
Seperate but equal? Talk to your father, babe
12.20.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThe girls and I spend most Tuesday and Thursday mornings with Chrysanthemum and her kids. Chrysanthemum is lucky enough to have one of each, a girl and an alien being from the planet Jane, How does this work?
Rachel is the same age as my Susan (4) and Jacob is the same age as my Spot [...] -
Spot, parenting
Compromise
11.17.08 | Permalink | 13 CommentsI leave it to you to guess which pieces she insisted on and which pieces Mom gently persuaded her into.
I plan to assert myself when it actually snows, though. She WILL wear socks with those flipflops, if it’s the last thing I do.
Jane
p.s. Dick was thinking to himself this morning (early, as he leaves the [...]
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