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On Motherhood and Fighting Raccoons

On Motherhood and Fighting Raccoons

This post was made to facebook on April 26, 2020, and moved here for posterity. Our children have been spending quite a bit of time indoors due to COVID. Because of this, whenever we get the chance to shoo them outside, we do so. The weather yesterday was warm and the...
The Person A Child Would Feel Safe With

The Person A Child Would Feel Safe With

While scrolling through TikTok the other day I ran across a series of short videos stitched together of people responding to the phrase, “The person you are right now is the person you would have felt safe with as a child.” I watched as several individuals reacted...
Yes, Virginia, There Was A Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Was A Santa Claus

“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” My son was standing in the kitchen in his Spiderman slippers and robe holding a Snorlax plushie. We had just gotten done decorating our Christmas tree while watching the Polar Express, a quintessential movie for little boys and girls who...
Conflict Resolution with Attachment Theory

Conflict Resolution with Attachment Theory

The other day my daughter came to me in tears. Her little brother had hit her in the head with a rock because she didn’t wait for him to finish getting his shoes on when it was time to leave for the school bus. She left him behind, which made him feel sad, and because...

Things I Want To Teach My Children: Breaking Rules

No child needs to be taught how to break rules. They do that all on their own with great enthusiasm. The hard part seems to be getting you little munchkins to follow any rules at all. When you read this you might get confused. I’ve put a lot of time and energy...