::turning little monkeys into men::
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008
Showering my son has become really difficult since he realized that you can remove the cover and put things in the drain. His sister’s barbie, a plastic spoon, a toothbrush, his hand… I understand that sticking stuff in stuff is like a man’s whole raison d’être but COME ON. DON’T FLOOD MY BATHROOM!
Posted in Interesting, kidlets, parenting on Nov 24th, 2008
Interesting article from The New Yorker on how “helicopter parents” are screwing up their kids.
“As children explore their environment by themselves—making decisions, taking chances, coping with any attendant anxiety or frustration—their neurological equipment becomes increasingly sophisticated, Marano says. “Dendrites sprout. Synapses form.” If, on the other hand, children are protected from such trial-and-error learning, their […]
Posted in woo! on Nov 22nd, 2008
Teehee. I’ve been waiting to post this since last weekend. It took forever to figure out a way to get it off my brother-in-law’s awesome camera phone. Joe was super nice (it took like 3 tries to get the flash right) and looks even better in person that he does on t.v. We had a […]
Posted in et cetera on Nov 20th, 2008
Toot loves Tsukihoshi shoes because they’re pink. I love Tsukihoshi shoes because they’re machine washable and have a green tea antibacterial footbed. If only they were made by Koreans, they’d be perfect…
Probably the best piece of practical advice I’ve ever received from a pediatrician: Our body temperature rises naturally in the evening. If you have a kid with a high temperature, let them go unmedicated during the day so that the fever will have a chance to kill off whatever nasty bug has invaded. Medicate at […]
“there was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy”
When I was little, my mother often sang me to sleep with songs my grandmother used to sing to her. Growing up, I never realized that they had origins and context outside of my experience with them. In the innocently self-centered way of children, I assumed […]
For the tree hugger in your life.
from the MoMa Design store.
I am so happy. For the first time since I’ve been able to vote the things I care about, the issues that are important to me - have been embraced and enacted. Michigan has managed to pass a bill supporting the use of medical marijuana and a bill allowing stem cell research in our state.
Barack […]
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