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Family Issues

Hope.

January 29, 2010

The other day, I managed to be unthankful about one of the most exciting things happening right now.  There is something I have to say today or I am going to explode…
If you read my sobfest blog post, Oh my, Oh my, Oh my three days ago you know I’ve been sporting a piss poor [...]

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Oh my, oh my, oh my

January 26, 2010

Well, let’s just say the rubber has hit the road.  And my car has hit the rubber, went swirling out of control and into a ditch.  If you saw my tweet last night: (”So. Discouraged.  Also, tired”) you may be wondering what on earth is going on with me.
So many things really…
I haven’t blogged in [...]

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Progress Report

January 14, 2010

Several progress reports…
Progress on Responding to Haiti:
Being someone who strongly empathizes with the suffering of others I have to monitor what I take in.  If I get too emotionally invested in horrible human atrocities it takes me out of the ball game. (Especially those in which I am completely powerless).  In some ways I’ve watched [...]

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parent directed feeding vs. demand feeding

December 5, 2009

The other day I twittered this, “I’m creating a demand-fed-co-sleeping-sling-wearing-rocked-to-sleep-baby monster. Arrrghgh, I need a system QUICK! Babywise take me away…” & got plenty of comments arguing both sides via facebook.  It’s such an interesting debate because I think a lot of it boils down to the disposition and phase-of-life of the primary caretaker.

Little Reesey-Bear [...]

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monkey see, monkey do

December 1, 2009

Guest post from: The Sidewalk Theologian
Parents- are you ever terrified when you realize that your kids are picking up your bad habits? Or conversely that you have enough good habits that they’ll learn what’s important to you and emulate these good habits? The other day I trotted down the stairs & Reuben looked at me [...]

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