From the monthly archives:
There was a point early on in my parenting life, that I firmly believed that media was the cause of violence in children and that also caused violence in adults. I was adamant about it and didn’t let me children watch any media that wasn’t pre-approved by me. As my children grew and I grew as a [...]
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A few of the things that have made me smile lately: the musical sound of the wind chimes in the breeze picking fresh oranges off the tree and eating them immediately and not caring about sticky fingers or chins Levi’s big belly laugh when he finds something hilarious the knowledge of a secret surprise when we go [...]
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Discovery Health has been advertising a show called Radical Parenting and one of the radical parenting “styles” they showcased was radical unschooling. I wasn’t gong to watch it. I know how manipulative tv is when it comes to things that are outside the box so I wasn’t going to bother. My curiosity got the better of me and [...]
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I know it is. It must be. It’s just not right for Florida to be so cold! I spent the morning cleaning the dining room with the back door open. It was a little cold, but the fresh air was wonderful. I had lots of help, too- Ione sat in her high chair, chewed on [...]
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It’s funny how friendships for me have gone in cycles… there were times I was almost overwhelmed by the amount of people that I connected with and there were times I had that one great friend that I thought would last a lifetime. Then there are times like now where I just don’t really have [...]
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