A Meditation on Patience for Parents Dear Stranger, You were finishing up browsing at the rock shop when Easton and I walked in. You gave us a half-smile as Easton and I started to browse and he pointed out the dinosaur fossil kit he liked. Easton is only 6, so sometimes his voice is a …
What You Need for Potty-Training Success With Your Reluctant Toddler First, let’s establish this: I swear. And never so much as when I am potty-training my kids. It is frustrating. It is gross. You will devote every last second of energy to thinking about someone else’s bathroom needs for days, weeks, months, let’s be honest, …
Why I’ll Keep Walking My Kindergartener to School Each Morning As Long as He Needs Me It was -7 at school drop-off this morning. -7. Wind chill of -24. And still Easton adamantly refused the car drop-off line. “Can’t we just park and you’ll walk me?” he pleaded. “I won’t be able to hug you …
How One Annoying Toy Helped This Mama Rediscover the Magic of Christmas Dear Ralph, I know we didn’t get off to such a good start. I handed you over to 2-year-old Easton (uh, guess I should have read the story first to learn that whole no-touching rule). And Easton promptly stuffed your hat down his …
