I am glad to see news that reinforces the idea that women in labor are the ones who often know best what to do about being in labor.
There is nothing like having the urge to push, and being told not to push, to dehumanize a person, and potentially foul up a birth. Also, being told […]
I had a chance to visit the Big Castle over the weekend. I think it’s time this place had an official name. It’s big enough to warrant its own address. The neighbor, up the hill, upon spying its construction on my parents’ lakefront property, had contacted a building inspector. The inspector ambled over one day […]
This is what my youngest son is singing these days as he wanders around the house, doing chores, craft projects or playing with mini monster trucks:
deck the halls with bells are holly
fa la la la la…
’tis the seasons to be jolly
fa la la la la…
gone we now our decka carol
fa la la la la…
strike the […]
I’ve been carrying around this plastic, electronic egg in my pocket for a couple of weeks now. Occasionally it beeps and complains. Sometimes it emits a series of hip-hip-hooray-sounding electronic riffs. I’m hooked.
My live, human children, who are unlikely to gain an additional younger human sibling, are now directing their jealousy at the plastic, electronic […]
River and I were up until about 2:00 am this morning, and thus felt a little groggy getting up for work/school/etc. today. For some reason, on weekdays, our kids will occasionally sleep in until 8:00 with seemingly no problem at all, whereas on the weekend, they will awaken at 6:00 no matter how late they […]
This Chinese beach sign merits close study.
Link via Ariped.
I visited a school presentation today that included my two elementary-school-age children. It was a Christmas story of sorts, presented by a public school that professes to embrace diversity and not to observe religious holidays per se.
I watched song after song of Christmas cheer. A Jewish parent next to me said that last year, she […]