The bets have been going on for ages. All the kids have been praying for the results, and guess what?!? It’s not a monkey! WOHOOO!!! Can’t tell you how relieved I was to put that fear to rest. I now know for sure that we ARE having a 100% perfectly human female child! Got the call a few hours ago and though I don’t...
read moreSince my oldest was born, Ditto, who’s now 18, we had a bed time ritual and lights out of 7:00pm. That meant after dinner we would get the little ones cleaned up, into the PJ’s and then settle down for a bed time story, sometimes two, where they could cuddle on mom and dad’s bed and have time directed to their...
read moreThis is a touchy subject for me as a parent, because I feel it’s so important. Some will agree, some won’t and I have met many who simply don’t care. A child should have good associations. That means having friends that you approve of and have influence in such connections. Can you monitor everything? Not likely....
read moreIt was a long but good weekend, starting off with Cesilea’s 18th birthday, charged with loud and excited youth in celebration of another semi-adult joining their tribe. Saturday and Sunday brought some challenges in reminders of how our parenting style and system has changed over the years. It came up while observing Jami...
read moreDear Children, I’m a strict parent. I know it’s not a secret and that will not change. Each family member has duties, responsibilities and rules to follow so we can achieve and maintain our happy little home. Doesn’t always work, I know, but you have all seen that it works far more than not. Your mother and I love...
read moreWe have talked about love and now I would like to dive into something I am passionate about on a deeper level, and that is a child’s security. As I remarked in the beginning, a human child is by far the weakest, most dependent animal when born. Its survival is completely dependent upon its parents. Now introduce the world as...
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