About a boy

Posted on September 27, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | 11 Comments

“Are you happy?” he asked me from the backseat on the way home from daycare. “Am *I* happy?” I paused, taken aback that my two-almost-three-year-old was asking me such a complex question. I mean, he was looking for a simple yes or no answer, but my brain started swirling, thinking about the previous several hours [...]

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A boy and his books

Posted on September 21, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | 13 Comments

Oh, kids. They know just when you’re at your wit’s end and about to list them on Craigslist as “free to good home,” don’t they? THEE night I posted about Rowan’s crazy bedtime routine, I was somehow able to convince him in a calm and reassuring voice that no, I didn’t need to stay in [...]

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The mother load

Posted on September 19, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | 11 Comments

I write and re-write this post in my head in the darkness of his bedroom, from upon the cool wood floor where I silently sit, waiting, barely breathing, until I hear the heaviness of his breath, and then it’s time to move. I lightly exhale, and I begin to unfold my legs, ever so slowly, [...]

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Pieces of you

Posted on September 7, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | 1 Comment

One of the really cool things about having a kid is watching him grow up and exhibit little pieces of your and your family members’ personalities. This isn’t revelatory; of course my son is like me in this way, like Roth in that way, and like his own unique self in hopefully a thousand other [...]

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All Greek to me

Posted on September 1, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | 3 Comments

I wrote this post while participating in a blog tour conducted by Clever Girls on behalf of Dannon. I have been compensated for my time commitment to the program but my opinions are my own. For more information and recipe ideas, visit www.oikosyogurt.com or www.Facebook.com/oikos. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls [...]

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