We went to visit a Montessori school today. We’d read up on the philosophy and were pretty confident that it was the right kind of school to try for Max and that Ben would do well there too. I think we were right. It was calm. It was peaceful. The children were engaged and when… Read More Montessori School
My kids have this book called It Could Have Been Worse that follows a mouse on his journey home when lots of unfortunate things happen– he falls in a puddle, he gets stuck in a pricker bush etc. But behind him the whole way is a bigger danger like a cat or a vulture waiting to scoop… Read More It Could Have Been Worse
4:20 a.m.- And so it begins. I’m woken up by the pitter patter of little feet. Ben thinks his pjs are wet, but really it’s just his diaper. Change him and he easily falls back to sleep. Wish I could. 4:25 a.m. – 5:20 a.m.- My mind is racing. I always have a hard time… Read More A Day in the Life of a Working Mom: Kris-Ann
I was struggling with what to write about this week. I have a few things mulling around my head, but nothing was coming out right as a post. So I thought it might be fun to do something more light hearted. We’re all writing our day in the life posts, but what if we wrote… Read More A Day in the Life: Dream Life Version
Ellen Seidman is kind of a big deal in the blogging world. On her blog Love that Max (among other places) she writes so candidly and honestly about what it’s like to raise Max, her son with special needs, and Sabrina, his younger sister. One theory of hers that I particularly love is that all… Read More What is Your Child’s Superpower?
I watched a video this week that my employer put together about a service project 25 employees embarked on to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary in November. They went into the poorest zip code in the United States, Hunts Point in the Bronx, and built a space where families with children ages 3-5 could come… Read More Failing Forward
You know how annoying it is when you have an appointment scheduled with your OB/GYN for a certain time, and you end up waiting for an hour past that time before you even see her for your 4 minute appointment? It makes you wonder if she thinks her time is more valuable than hers. That happens… Read More Please Respect My Time
You had to know I was going to write about this, right? So this story turns my stomach and things like this are why we are hesitant to send Max to public school next year. On one hand, as a parent of a child with special needs I do understand that there are different ways to help different… Read More Scream Rooms
I have a crush on one of the mothers at preschool pick up. She’s always totally put together and has a smile on her face. She wears work out clothes most days but never looks frumpy. She manages to pull it off. Her hair looks great in a pony tail or a wool winter hat,… Read More Don’t Judge a Mom by her Outfits
I have two children. You might not know that by reading any of my posts here, here or here. Because Max is the one with special needs, I find myself writing about him, and talking about him far more than my other child. Bennett. My baby that just transitioned to Preschool this week. Sniff. I… Read More Benny
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