Category: Parenting
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Reactive hypoglycemia
PLEASE NOTE: This is a very old post. Comments are closed. Please do not message me to ask my advice—I haven’t done any further research on this subject and have no leads for you. I do know what you’re going through, though, and I know it’s rough. Hang in there! Some gifted children experience a…
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How did I get here?
When I was in college, the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime was popular with students. One of my friends, I vaguely remember, set an entire room full of test-taking students into guffaws by calling out, apropos of nothing, “This is not my beautiful pencil!” But the part of the song that’s relevant today…
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Mother’s Day Musings
Like most of you, I am spending my Mother’s Day being a mother. What that means to each of us varies slightly by our customs, values, and geographical location. But in basic terms, we create, we nurture, we teach, and then we let go. One mothering task I’ve spent some time on today is one…
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Welcome to the hairy potty homeschool. Please be seated and stop arguing with your sister.
I admit I’ve come rather late into the game. I have only just now been introduced to Harry Potter. Yes, it’s true: Harry Potter has been part of our household for six years, and I have managed to avoid him. My husband read the first two books out loud to our son, then declared it…
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Cookies for cancer
I can’t do it better than Michelle, so I’m just passing on her note: Dear Friends, If you have spent any time on facebook over the past few months, you have no doubt seen me mention Prince Liam and the Mamas night out I am planning. For those who have not, here is a little…