The other night, amidst cries of protest, I cut off Minecraft time for the night. This was after listening to all of the bickering over caves and mineshafts that I could stand. Since there was only half an hour until bed, anyway, I thought that we would watch tv for a bit and then the first round of … Continue reading Foster Care, Sibling Rivalry, and Minecraft.
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Parenting A Former Foster Child: Like Learning To Ride A Bike. You Fall A Lot, But Then You Learn How To Ride.
My good friends were in town this week and I finally got to meet their soon-to-be adopted son. I am happy to say that he is being adopted out the foster care system Yay, one more child out!After playing at the park for awhile, we were heading to dinner. Never missing an opportunity, I said … Continue reading Parenting A Former Foster Child: Like Learning To Ride A Bike. You Fall A Lot, But Then You Learn How To Ride.
Who Knew Frogs Were So Musical?
So, a couple of weeks ago, Brian told me that his old coworker/current neighbor was planning to drop off his daughter's old, adorably pink guitar for Lizzie. I thought that was cool, but, promptly forgot about it. Until Sunday. We had spent the weekend at Megacon, being as nerdy as possible. 🙂 Told you! 😉 Then we came back to the … Continue reading Who Knew Frogs Were So Musical?
You Never Know Who’s Watching.
My birthday was last weekend and despite the fact that I was turning an icky age that I refuse to say out loud; it was still pretty nice. On Saturday night, I resisted the urge to wallow in my discontent over turning that icky age that I refuse to say out loud and went out with … Continue reading You Never Know Who’s Watching.
Braids, Hoodies, And Driving While Black – The Usual Stuff That All White Parents Deal With…
I said to Lizzie, "We could get your hair braided. Then we wouldn't have to re-do it every morning." And, then I referenced a little girl in her class so she'd know what I meant by braided. "No! I don't want my hair like hers." This didn't please me since I really love … Continue reading Braids, Hoodies, And Driving While Black – The Usual Stuff That All White Parents Deal With…
What People Think Of Us
"I think you're amazing!" she said as the others agreed. I was sitting in a meeting at the kids' school. They had done some assessments on the boys and I was there to learn whether or not they thought that they thought that they could give them extra help. I thanked them and gave a little … Continue reading What People Think Of Us
Growing Up Too Fast
I thought that I had this mom thing under control. And, then, we adopted a teenager. Being a mom to a teenager is different. And, being a mom to a teenager who is still just a little boy in so many ways is definitely different. I have learned a lot about myself as I've learned to … Continue reading Growing Up Too Fast
Are You Paid To Have Us?
Yesterday, Kaleb was talking about wanting to go to the movies and he mentioned Thor. I, obviously, support the viewing of Thor so I said that maybe we could see it next weekend when Daddy would be off. Anyway, he didn't seem convinced and just said that it would be expensive. That's when I pointed out that the end of the … Continue reading Are You Paid To Have Us?
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