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Parenting

19 Feb

Posted at 22:50h in Feelings, milestones, Parenting, Time

Parenting feels like a train I just can't catch. The familiar scene where the hero races up on his horse and stre-e-e-etches out for the railing on the caboose to grab hold and triumphantly board the train. It's going so fast, cacti whooshing by in...

27 Jan

Posted at 03:03h in green, Parenting

I hope to raise Henry with a healthy, educated view of stuff. It's tricky. My own relationship with stuff is conflicted. I like to hold onto things that trigger memories, but I also don't want anything new.The Story of Stuff films and book have really...

25 Jan

Posted at 03:08h in Bad stuff, Feelings, Parenting

As I read yet another post on Facebook about abortion laws, the thought occurs to me again. I try to enjoy the moment. Live in right now, where everything is lovely, people he knows are bursting with love for him and the only pain he...

23 Jan

Posted at 01:50h in Feelings, Parenting

Henry is bundled up next to me on the couch. He's looking at me and sucking his pacifier. I know he's sleepy because he's been dozing on and off since 7. It's 8:30 now and we usually put him to bed at 9. And this...

16 Dec

Posted at 16:06h in Family, Feelings, Love, Parenting

A friend posted on Facebook asking what her friends did today to make the world a better place. I wrote: "Made Christmas cookies with my family. Raising Henry to be a loving, empathetic, soulful creature who is secure, generous, kind, confident and self-reliant is my...

22 Jun

Posted at 18:20h in Parenting

Whoa.  Only two months until the projected due date.  We know the baby could come at anytime and certainly within a week or two of the due date (either earlier or later).  Anyway, we first started the whole pregnancy adventure last summer.  In August/September of...