Wes chose to draw instead of finishing his work. He had to stay in at recess.”
#itwasahardfirstdayback
#EthanandLaylawerestilloff
#physicallyatschoolbutstillmentallyonvacation
#Icorrectedhimbutlaughedontheinside
#gethimZorro

Wes chose to draw instead of finishing his work. He had to stay in at recess.”
#itwasahardfirstdayback
#EthanandLaylawerestilloff
#physicallyatschoolbutstillmentallyonvacation
#Icorrectedhimbutlaughedontheinside
#gethimZorro

Looking through the hundreds of tweets tonight, all with the hashtag #WhyIMarch. A few read… “This is what a feminist looks like. #WhyIMarch” “Feminist as F$#K. #WhyIMarch” “The Future is Feminist #WhyIMarch” “Gay Power Women Power #WhyIMarch” “Today I am celebrating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This is why I march.” These tweets came…
The THEN: For a while now, anytime a birthday has approached or Christmas time has come, my mom has taken Wes out, just the two of them, to buy a present for me. She has found though that she has had to gently guide him in his purchasing decisions because he tends to want to…
Eric held him down until the police could get the gun out of his hand.” My friend, Beth, told me this story about her husband, a firefighter who helped wrestle a person to the ground during an emergency call yesterday. This troubled man reached and successfully grabbed an officer’s gun from her belt, but was…
Detriment: That word seems harsh when talking about “rewards” for children. Aren’t rewards supposed to be great? Maybe not! A recent study has found that 3 year olds who were rewarded with an extrinsic material were less likely to continue kind behavior and more likely to increase in bad behavior. Yes, that sounds bizarre, but…
As a celebratory blog about our first year of marriage, I thought I might write about making it through the “bumps in the road”, but no, I’ve already written about a few of those. Clearly, we’ve had them. Maybe I’d write about what it’s been like getting married later in life? Maybe just about love?…
To my owner, I feel the need to get a few things off my chest. We’ve had a whole year together now and I want to take some time to review some of our most memorable moments. I am entitling this letter, “My Canine Confessions”. It was me who ate the entire box of crayons….