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Tag Archives: parenting

July 8, 2014

Trust me, I know everything!

Pleasantries food, parenting, science, truth Leave a comment Maggie

It’s not politically correct to question “science,” you either believe science or you think the world is 3,000 years old and people used to ride dinosaurs. I feel like maybe it isn’t quite that black and white, science after all is about asking questions and making observations. Sometimes, when you have observed something happen a particular…

June 18, 2014

I Do It!

Pleasantries, Travel Review control, fear, parenting, personal growth Leave a comment Maggie

That’s what little children say when they are declaring their independence, their readiness to take on the task that you might think you want to do or that they need you to do. “I do it,” my tiny daughter would say, confidently. Not asking a question like, “can I try,” or even suggesting an opportunity,…

June 12, 2014

A Day at the Museum

Pleasantries, Travel Review art, learning, parenting, personal growth Leave a comment Maggie

I would like to say that I can spend an entire day at the museum, taking in the art/history/learning and whatnot and retain all of this information for later use in sounding smart and sophisticated in places where that is helpful. Probably at a cocktail party or sitting on the sidelines of my child’s sporting…

May 27, 2014

Kids and barf and the unexpected strengths of parenting…

Pleasantries children, love, parenting, strength Leave a comment Maggie

I am not a nurse by trade. Neither am I in any of the professions that might commonly come into contact with things being expelled from bodies. I deal in the world of ideas, theory, books and paper, that is what I do. I have a deep respect for people who are care givers, who…

May 16, 2014

Growing and Going

Pleasantries children, emotional growth, maturity, parenting Leave a comment Maggie

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the experience of parenting, about children and the growing up they do while we are busy parenting them, and about the growing up we do as parents during that time, and all the time really. There is a very rapid growing up that happens for about…

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