Category: Parenting and Family Life

Hambet (mournfully): “Mommy, Mommy! My Bob underwear! It’s gone!” Peony: “Well, where did you put it?” Hambet: “I put it in the toilet and now it’s gone!” Well, sure enough, he was not wearing the Bob underwear he was wearing last night, the toilet was running, and there was no underwear floating around. I am… Continue reading Things you just do not want to hear first thing in the morning

Well yesterday Rosie Posie asked me the question. We were looking at different subjects in science when she declared “I do not want to learn anymore about plants, bugs and birds. I want to learn more about the human body because I have no idea where babies come from.” Posco said “they come from Mommy’s… Continue reading 11 Year Old Girls

When my day starts with demeanor somewhere between Lois from Malcolm in the Middle and that kid from The Exorcist… yes! YES! That’s me this morning! YES! …sack time is not what is called for. no, no, don’t tell me that! Time for a little spiritual readjustment. Sigh. Pull myself together and act like a… Continue reading Finding a kindred spirit at the Oblique House…

Watching too much television may distort the hormonal balance of adolescents and push many of them into early puberty, say researchers. Italian researchers found children denied access to television for just one week experienced a 30% jump in their melatonin levels…. “Watching TV may speed up puberty”“ Thanks to Jeff for this link.

They make no sense! Terrible Two-lings think they can push everyone around and bend everyone to their will. Yet they have not noticed they are quite short. It is 7.30 am and Gorbulus is having a temper tantrum and is all sniffles because he has his coat in hand and is ready to go out… Continue reading Two Year Olds!

One thing I never understood about the whole NFP philosophy is the whole “working with God to postpone children” thing. Now I am not arguing that if you use NFP for a “grave” reason as they say, that it is wrong, or anything like that. I am not debating Church teachings. I am just not… Continue reading One More Soul

I found the source of the ghost: a Little Golden Book in which the Sesame Street characters put on a play about feelings. To demonstrate “scared”, Telly Monster cowers under the bed while other Muppets wear costumes showing scary things like tigers and thunderstorms. Ernie is wearing a ghost costume (the bedsheet with cut out… Continue reading Ghostbusters!

This time they showed up at around 1:40 AM, when the parents were too groggy to implement any of the stretegies that sounded so effective in the wakeful daytime. I think I’ll continue with ratcheting the media wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back, and try increasing the cuddle and story time during the day.