Just turn on the power and everything is all set, she told me. You don’t need to change a thing - I have it on the correct setting and volume, she told me. If it’s not turned on, she said, he won't sleep and will be distracted by the children playing outside. I was babysitting... Continue Reading →
out of the mouths of my babies
He sat up in bed after I kissed him and tucked him in and said very sweetly, "Mom, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but you smell bad at night. I don't know why, but I don't want to hurt your feelings." Later I gargled with mouthwash and put some perfume on and went... Continue Reading →
homesick at home
I once read that you start saying goodbye to your child the moment you give birth. Trusting another to watch them for an hour, their first crawl and first steps, the first day of pre-school, start of kindergarten, first time sleeping away from home, on and on the goodbyes go. The initial time that my... Continue Reading →