All revolutionary advances in science may consist less of sudden and dramatic revelations than a series of transformations, of which the revolutionary significance may not be seen (except afterwards, by historians) until the last great step. In many cases the full potentiality and force of a most radical step in such a sequence of transformations…
Feeding my Non Foodie
My cousin recently started an instagram account, @feedingmylittlefoodie, about her baby-led weaning journey. It’s delightful. She shares pictures, stories, health tips and best of all, simple, delicious, nutritious recipes. Chock full of things my child will not eat. Oh the woes of the mother of a toddler. First, there’s the initial challenge…
What is Free Time?
A confession: I am afraid of free time. It is my estimate that about 70% of the population feels this way, somewhere deep down. (Maybe you are and don’t know it?) I think it’s mostly a condition of not knowing the answer to, “But, what will happen?” because we like to know the answer to…
How To Choose a Preschool
Choosing a preschool for your angel is no easy task. There’s a lot to consider: discipline, curriculum, and snack time all weigh heavily in the race. Here are some tips from my personal experience to help you along. First, it’s important to interview several places and be sure to ask different questions of each one….
What If Only One of Us Can Live?
Neither can live while the other survives… I hate to admit it, but some days this is what motherhood feels like. The more I give to you, the less there is of me. The more you need, the less I have. The more you cling and cry and try to get close, the more I…
Special Instructions
The lady with the rainbow-painted guitar hit every note of her rowdy kids’ song, the Spanish lyrics washing over me as Q sat in awed silence and my mind wandered of its own accord. Tomorrow is going to be his first day of preschool. Right here where we now sit together, in this mommy and…
On Consequences
I used to think that consequences were what followed after a bad decision. If I made the wrong choice, a consequence would follow. Throw the food, have it taken away. Stay out past curfew, lose car privileges for a week. The problem, as with so many things, occurs when this common thinking gets extrapolated into…
It’s Not Just a Beach
I am sitting on a sandy slope, which opens in front of me to a sandy strip, which stretches for miles along the water’s edge in either direction. Many people pass by me as the hour creeps along. An older and younger woman – Mother and daughter? Adopted? Big Sisters? – walk quietly towards the…
Q and I 