Timing
There are moments when I’m completely at peace, but it’s usually before my children wake up & they’ll have none of that.
parenting
Teaching Right
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Back to School Children & Parenting Graduation Peace & Justice
She asked me if I had kids & when I said I did she said make sure you teach them what’s right. & I said how will I know? & she nodded & said, good point, just don’t teach them any obvious wrong then.
Quiet Pride (No Gender)
There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said, though some days I’m louder about other stuff so it’s easy to miss that.
Quiet Pride (daughter)
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Birthday Children & Parenting Graduation Inspirational Top Ten
There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my daughter, though some days I’m louder about other stuff so it’s easy to miss that.
Quiet Pride (son)
There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my son, though some days I’m louder about other stuff so it’s easy to miss that.
Opposition
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting
I just tell them to do things they already want to do, she said, & even then, it’s like pulling teeth.
More Than a Princess
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting Humor & Whimsy
Are you a princess? I said & she said I’m much more than a princess, but you don’t have a name for it yet here on earth.
Morning
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting Job & Career
Standing by the window watching his father go off to run the world.
Mixed Up
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting
Why do you tell the truth? my son asked & I thought about it for awhile & finally I said, Because human beings get mixed up easier than dogs & plants & fishes. What if you’re someone who doesn’t get mixed up? he said. Go ahead & lie, I said & then I hit him … [Read More]
Losing Battle
I mainly like life to be peaceful with a few loud noises thrown in to remind me to be grateful for the quiet I have, he said. How is it going so far? I said & he shrugged & said he had children & that was enough for me to buy him a beer.