Well, Z is grounded. Here is how it started:
Z was sitting at the counter playing with some play money. I innocently said, “Oh, where did you get that?”. Z then got quiet, and I saw the look that told me in no uncertain terms that he should not have that money. I waited. He told [...]
Yesterday I took the kids to have their pictures taken. As has been the case EVERY time that I have done this, it was a nightmare!! My main purpose in taking the pictures was to get some good “1 year” pictures of K. Well, she is right in the middle of the stranger anxiety stage, [...]
Well, we have continued with the choice to ignore the stutter, and it is definitely improving. Still there, for sure, but not as bad as it was. That is a relief.
I still went through days of torturing myself trying to figure out what had brought this on overnight. I decided to have a serious talk [...]
So, our newest parental worry around here is about Z. At almost 5 1/2, he has acquired a stutter.
It all began after he saw an Arthur episode about stuttering, and told me that he thought it sounded, “cool”. He began stuttering in a way that seemed intentional. He would stop when we told him to [...]
So yes, we kicked off K’s birthday with a call to poison control. In the 12 seconds it took me to take a box of cereal out of the pantry, she managed to get a bottle of furniture polish, and when I turned around she had it covering her arms, legs, and mouth. Ahh!
I grabbed [...]