One of my 3in30 goals for this month was to write a personal mission statement. I’ve felt, for a while, that having a touchstone of sorts that I can look to would help me better prioritize my days, my work, and my life. I used Mission Statements for Moms to help guide my process. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘children’
Mission Statement
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 3in30, children, Family, mission statement, parenting, teaching on September 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Fear Aggressive Dog and Children
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, dogs, Sam on January 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In the comments on my post about dogs and where to find one, The Momsomniac said she would have been afraid to have Sam around kids and wanted to know how I did it. I’m going to point out, right here, that I am not an animal behaviorist, I am not a vet, and I [...]
When Asthma Doesn’t Seem Like Asthma
Posted in Family, tagged asthma, children, cough variant asthma, symptoms on August 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Quick. When you think of someone with asthma what do you picture? What do you hear? For most people the answer is wheezing. They see someone who always seems to struggle for air a bit or whose breathing is audible a lot of the time. My aunt had that kind of asthma. It was scary [...]
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
Posted in Family, tagged breastfeeding, children, formula feeding on April 22, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Passed along recently, “It’s the definition of a mammal. If you’re not breast feeding . . . you’re a fucking reptile.” Nice. Very nice. Not that we’re judgmental or anything. And we completely support your “choice” not to breast feed, but don’t mind us while we call you a snake because you don’t. It’s taken [...]
Picky Eaters
Posted in Family, tagged children, food, picky eaters on April 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I am almost embarrassed to admit that we’re raising one. Of course, my cousins who are likely reading this right now (hey y’all) are likely laughing themselves sick and asking, “What the heck did you expect?” In the best of all worlds, I would call myself a discerning eater. In other words, I’m picky as [...]
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