Category: Our Son
Boys playing with Barbies? Girls playing with Transformers. Heck yes.
“Will that be boy toys or girl toys today?” I didn’t know if the fast food employee could see me rolling my eyes over their video monitors, but I was cringing at their choice of words. “What are the toys right now?” I asked… Continue Reading “Boys playing with Barbies? Girls playing with Transformers. Heck yes.”
When your firstborn starts school
Dear Mrs. M, You don’t know my son yet, but we have been talking about you all summer. He is bursting with excitement as he waits impatiently for the first day of school, and checks daily to make sure his brand-new backpack is still… Continue Reading “When your firstborn starts school”
An open letter to my son’s primary teacher
Dear Mrs. M, You don’t know my son yet, but we have been talking about you all summer. He is bursting with excitement as he waits impatiently for the first day of school, and checks daily to make sure his brand-new backpack is still… Continue Reading “An open letter to my son’s primary teacher”
Outdoorsy activities for fashion-challenged children
Today in lame parenting news: I signed D up for Beaver Scouts! (And yes, I’m mostly learning to not snicker when I say “beaver” because I am a responsible grown-up type.) I was never in Sparks or Brownies as a kid, and neither was… Continue Reading “Outdoorsy activities for fashion-challenged children”
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