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I've been trained
I pelt down the stairs. (I always do. Because lord only knows what might break out in the 43 seconds it takes to pee.) I’m fast, but I’m quiet, rolling off the front edge of the steps, whi… more →
It's Not All Mary Poppins
I've been trained
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MaryP wrote 3 months ago: I pelt down the stairs. (I always do. Because lord only knows what might break out in the 43 seconds … more →
Lucky?
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MaryP wrote 5 months ago: A woman approached the table where the tots and I sat in our neighbourhood coffee shop. I’m si … more →
Enough is enough. At least for today.
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MaryP wrote 7 months ago: Timmy arrived a few days ago with two toys clenched in his slender fists. In one hand a bulldozer th … more →
DNA is [not quite] all
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MaryP wrote 7 months ago: I read an article some while back that was essentially arguing that much of our parenting is for nau … more →
Thus proving that even after 22 years, you can make mistakes...
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MaryP wrote 8 months ago: Emily woke up early from her nap. These days, if she soils a diaper, she wakes in tears. (Will she t … more →
Rote vs Real: A non-contest
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MaryP wrote 8 months ago: “Malli, you shouted at Suzie, and now she’s crying. You need to say sorry.” Suzie … more →
Power struggles and cookie crumbs
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MaryP wrote 10 months ago: We are in a coffeeshop. (Of course we are!) Where else do I ever take these children? Because it … more →
The Comfort Station: Soother-weaning 101
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: Anna’s parents have decided it’s time to deal with their child’s addiction. Anna i … more →
No Sharp Objects, or I May Just Burst with Pride
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: This morning there was no canned cat food. There was lots of kibble, but no wet stuff. Which is why … more →
I'm not really THAT patient...
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: Oh, my. I’ve given you all a false impression. I mean, yes, I did really do this - mostly. I m … more →
Interview Question Number 2: Interactions as Opportunities
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: Ages ago, I was tagged for an Interview Meme. I answered the first question, and then promised you a … more →
Parenting takes backbone
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: Overheard in the park. Two mothers, each with a kindergarten-age child and an almost-year-old baby: … more →
Cause and Effect
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MaryP wrote 1 year ago: Nigel. He trundles through his days with a grin, mostly. He hasn’t the effervescent, hair-trig … more →
Under Seige
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: “You may be angry but you may not scream.” “AAAAAAAAHHHHH!”* “Malli. N … more →
Voice-Over for Living
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: Arthur is an extrovert. No, no, that isn’t saying it forcibly enough. ARTHUR IS AN EXTROVERT. … more →
He Knows What I No
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: Ki-woon sits at a booster seat at the dining table. He holds a water bottle, the kind with the exter … more →
Contrari-wise
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: Ki-woon loves to be fed. Loves, loves, loves it! Well, loves what he wants to eat. Not so enamoured … more →
The Plight of the 2-year-old
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: Ki-woon is not, in fact, two. Not even close, a mere sixteen months, but oh, the boy is verbal! When … more →
Journeying out of the Whinge Fringe
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MaryP wrote 2 years ago: “Mooooommmmy! I can’t get my shooooooes onnnn! Moooooommmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee??? Daaaadeee … more →
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