(Max wants me to state very clearly that he would never do something like this… He does however refuse to wear his coat half the winter.)
Wordless Wednesday (YOLO!)
Wordless Wednesday (Rain)
Teaching Kids About Prejudice and Other Ugly Bits of Humanity
Forget about children being beastly. Adults are beastlier, having gained independence from parental control, the right to inebriate ourselves with all kinds of drugs, the American privilege of adding lethal weapons to our toy collections, and a whole bunch of
WW: Beastie for Beastie? Should We Get a Cat?
Ten-year-old Max has been hankering for a kitten. He says my place is lonely with just the two of us. I keep considering it. I do like cats. Max has a cat already at his other apartment with his dad. Her name
WW: Play-dough Cookies
I am mommy-blogging today. I like playing with food. This Whatever Wednesday post is inspired by an old journal entry of mine from April 14, 2007 (Max was 2): We made “play dough” cookies the other day—brightly colored cookie dough to sculpt
Pursuing Kindness In Thought Through the Discipline of Words
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. -Lao Tsu I resolve to be a kinder person. It’s not so much a New Year’s Resolution as it is a general goal. I admire