Every now and then a round-up of the type of crazy parenting product parents actually spend money on ends up on my newsfeed, and it can be worth clicking through for a bit of mild amusement. Some keep popping up on different lists, perhaps emphasizing what a strikingly dumb product they really are. While we … [Read more…]
Those who know me well know that there no sentence guaranteed to make me lose enthusiasm for a kid’s activity more than “and then they get to do a craft!” Arrgh! Noooo!!!!! Not craft!!! It’s not that I see no benefit in kids taking part in making things. I see plenty – for creativity, fine … [Read more…]
I saw him shortly after arriving at the park. Disheveled and dirty, standing next to his rusted truck in the parking lot, smoking a cigarette and……just watching the children in the distance who had finished baseball practice and were now milling around with their parents. He just looked…..wrong. Like he didn’t belong there. What could … [Read more…]
“People with black skin are scary!” We’ve reached the stage where we’ve had to have discussions with our almost 4 year old daughter about what not to say to/about people in public. We’ve covered topics including people’s weight, lack of hair, age and disabilities, and explained that pointing out people and talking about these things … [Read more…]