New Babies
At lunch today, I am going to visit a friend from law school. She graduated a year behind me and is married to one of my best guy friends from the three best years of my life. Several weeks ago, she gave birth to a brand new baby, and today I get to meet her… [...]
I Do it Myself
We’ve entered into the era of semi-self -sufficiency. It’s a terrifying world of juice spilled over the top of sippy cups, toothpaste squirted on everything but the brush, and crazy non-matching clothes. No matter what it is, my son is convinced he can do it by himself. He wants to put the DVD in the [...]
My Son the Storyteller
For a while now, when I ask J about his day at school, he tells me what toys he played with and which friends were there. And then he says “I hit Emma. I knocked Emma over. I got time out” or some variance involving hitting other children or pulling their hair. Finally, I asked [...]
Growing Up
Last night, while half the world watched Madonna rock out the halftime show, I was tucking a small boy into bed. For the first time since the divorce, he walked past my room and into his own, crawling up into his own bed with no prodding from me. “You lay down, too?” he asked, from [...]
A Cry for Attention
At the end of the work day, I am exhausted. I spend all day answering questions, solving problems, and talking to all sorts of people. The only thing I want to do when I leave the office is put on my pajamas, eat some dinner, and maybe watch a little television. I just want to relax. Today, I [...]
The Age of Manipulation
People tell me that my child isn’t old enough to be manipulative and to those people, I laugh. Because if it is nothing else, two is most definitely the age of manipulation. Whether it is finding a way to weasel ten more minutes of play time or working out a whine and cry for five [...]
Love, TWOO love…
This morning I woke while J was still sleeping. He woke up soon after me and snuggled up next to me. With his right hand, he patted the side of my head and tilted his head to meet mine. “Hey mommy,” he whispered, “I missed you.” A full day of school followed by dinner/bath with Mommy [...]
What Boys Like
When people ask me to describe my son, I usually laugh and say “he’s all boy!” And I expect that the people I’m saying that to will understand exactly what I mean… and they traditionally do. Because we all know what we expect boys to be like. They are rough and tumble. They are energetic [...]
Bedtime in the Law Momma House…
Last night at 8:00, I climbed in bed with J to go to sleep. He immediately sat up and thus began our nightly routine. J: HI MOMMY! J: Hi Mommy, you’re here! J: Hi Mommy, look at me. Here I am! J: Moooooommmy. Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. Hi. Hi. Hi. Me: J. It’s time for sleeping. [...]
Christmas Gifts
This is, obviously, my first Christmas as a single parent. Because it is my first Christmas, I’m still learning the ropes… learning how to make the right choices for myself and my son. And it’s hard. There’s no real guidebook for how to handle divorce appropriately when kids are involved… or if there is, I [...]
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