One day last week I took my kid to a local park, which has trails down through the woods to the Arkansas River. This was the Continue Reading
Tag: parenting
Fifteen now, my kid has reached the stage some girls find themselves in: every baby she sees, smells, or hears about floods her with desire. “I need Continue Reading
Being responsible for another human is, quite possibly, one of the most difficult things a person can do. The job is full of sweat, blood, tears, snot, and Continue Reading
My twins are officially crawling, and one is pulling to stand using whatever’s handy (furniture, our legs, the cat). Having roving children made me research baby-proofing, which Continue Reading
As a member of the Indian-American model minority, I find “Tiger Parenting” fascinating, admirable, and disturbing. In her newest book, the Tiger Mom herself argues that certain Continue Reading
I have a question for all of you folks who celebrate Christmas, in part, by celebrating the holidays and traditions of others. Are you still interested in Continue Reading
That moment when your four year old daughter says something that: You are completely unprepared to respond to; Packs an emotional punch to your stomach because of Continue Reading
Recently one of my friends polled all the other parents she knew: how terrible a parent would she be, she wondered, if she let her six year Continue Reading
Trigger warning for child abuse and death As parents, the worse thing that we can possibly imagine is something bad happening to our child. Of course, the Continue Reading
Keep it simple folks. Don’t try to be clever. It never ends well for us parental types. Ok, maybe it just never ends well for me. I’m Continue Reading