“How’s it going, Flo?” my husband asked, glancing toward the couch where I sat perched before my feverish four year old with a little plastic cup of Ibuprofen. “She’s decided that this isn’t any better than the grape flavor,” I replied, sighing. Time to pull out the big guns. “How about some chocolate ice cream?” My daughter’s teary eyes brightened.…
I always assumed that superheros were the domain of boys. As a mom of three girls, I figured I would be filling the dress-up bin with princess gowns instead of superhero costumes, and tripping over abandoned Barbies rather than action figures. But now the girls have caught superhero fever. They especially love PJ Masks, a very popular cartoon that expertly…
My three year old looked up from her untouched dinner plate, her brown eyes hopeful. “Mommy! Tomorrow can we go to Christmas?” Her older sister set her straight in a withering tone. “Christmas is not a place. It’s a holiday.” My three year old pondered this information. Her face brightened again. “Mommy, tomorrow can we play in the sprinkler?” This…
This photo was taken at a park here in Michigan last April 23! Hard to believe. My four year old heaved a big sigh and said to me, “Mom, hot weather will never get here again!” It sure feels that way. A few days ago, we were all excited upon finding a glimmer of hope that spring was coming. It…
When it comes to anger and losing our temper with our kids, we have two factors working against us: winter and sleep deprivation. We can’t do anything about the winter. As I write this, the snow is falling. Again. Winter just shortens everyone’s fuse. And, 99% of the time, we really can’t do anything about the sleep deprivation, either. I…