Tag Archives: Parenting
Freewrite: Waylon
Getting back to the root of blogging with uninterrupted, narcissistic rambling. * I want to tell Waylon a lot of things. Mostly at night when I’m lying in bed, trying to put my mind on the back-burner. I think about … Continue reading
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The Crib That Never Was or Why We Went Hippie: The Floor Bed Approach
Once upon a time, a friend of my sister’s graciously gave us a beautiful crib. Word had gotten out that we were poor, knocked up post-college kids living in a shoe box (only slightly inaccurate) and weeks later, a brand … Continue reading
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Top Ten Ways To Distract Your Baby From Being A Holy Terror
Does your baby ever act less than perfect? Does he scream like a banshee for no obvious reason? Does she cling to your legs and whine when you’ve spent all day holding her? Do you find yourself lingering outside by … Continue reading
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High Needs Babies or Why I Should Be An Apple Picker
Continued from My baby is Jack Nicholson and other posts dedicated to crying. Waylon is howling as I write this. He’s clinging to my thigh, tears streaming down his face, just waiting for me to break. To other attachment parents, … Continue reading
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Contagion
Do not come to our house. The whole family’s sick, including my sister who offered to babysit for an hour yesterday while I went to a meeting. Not cool germs, not cool. Our house should probably be quarantined. Even if … Continue reading
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