by Mir | Aug 14, 2012 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
So, I have a confession to make: Today’s post of mine over at Feel More Better, about how today’s teens text more than they talk, is a little more grumpy than it seems on the surface. Yes, I’m wondering about the parallels between what they do now,...
by Mir | Aug 13, 2012 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
This morning we set alarms (and got woken up early, anyway, by our trusty I-saw-you-breathe-it-must-be-kibble-o’clock prancing canine alarm) and got up early and the boys went back to school. Monkey’s first day back to Hippie School, and Otto’s first...
by Mir | Aug 9, 2012 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Portrait of the artist at the computer in the kitchen, completing a unit on Scientific Method while still in his pajamas. Not the first day of school, but still. (Pictured: One foot resting on the drawer where I keep my muffin tins. Not pictured: Me exhorting him for...
by Mir | Aug 8, 2012 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Those of you who’ve been around here for years know that it’s been my tradition ever since we moved to Georgia to post a picture of my kids’ shoes on the first day of school. It not only works well with that whole Witness Protection Program thing my...
by Mir | Aug 7, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today you can find me playing the role of crusty ol’ curmudgeon over at Feel More Better, where I am lamenting the role that rewards have come to play in our children’s lives. Not a new topic, to be sure, but driven home for me yesterday in an unexpected...
