When Dave, Carly, and I had dinner with some friends for Xmas, he was annoyed that I was completely and unabashedly jealous of the adorable daughter of two of our closest friends. After all, she — two months older than Carly — is communicating with both her parents and strangers at a level much [...]
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Jealousy
Posted in babies, bi-racial families, family, life, motherhood, parenting, tagged Children, jealousy, Parenthood, parenting, perfect children on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back at School (finally!)
Posted in motherhood, parenting, tagged family, motherhood, parenting, School, Work on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love going back to work in August! The energy of all the kids coming back to campus gets me rallied for the year. I love signing up for the novels I’m going to teach, getting the desks in short, neat rows (after wiping the summer dust off), and putting fresh pens in the drawer [...]
Today, 6 p.m.-ish
Posted in babies, family, life, motherhood, parenting on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I feel like a horrible mom, even though I know I’m a really good one. But life can get really boring being home with Carly.
She doesn’t quite crawl yet — something I’m trying to deal with, as it’s hard not to compare her with all her baby-friends — so there’s not tons of stuff [...]
