Joys of Mommyhood

the behavior contract: in depth

February 1, 2012

Last week, after I posted the behavior contract, a very keen reader noticed and pointed out that the words I penned back in 2007 suspiciously skirted the topics of sex and dating.  While that may seem like a heinous oversight, rest assured that it wasn’t.  While I omitted that stuff from the ink, I certainly [...]

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the behavior contract

January 25, 2012

Quite some time ago I wrote and ran a teen pregnancy series that touched on various aspects on topic, all written from my first-hand experience.  Within the Lives Less Broken post (the second in the series), I mentioned the behavior contract I created when my oldest child was starting high school.  I had a number [...]

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Starting Over

June 6, 2011

I remember when first she went to preschool.  She gripped my leg and clung to my hand and wrapped her body tight around mine. But they told me it was in her best interest and I believed them and so three mornings a week we went through the unraveling until she did it willingly.  Ish. [...]

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Nitty Gritty

May 21, 2011

Remember how back in August I wrote about my little man going off to school for the first time?  And how I’d lamented the decision because I feared he’d get “meaned up”?  Well, the year is coming to a close and I’m happy to report that the worst didn’t happen.  Not entirely, at least. He [...]

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Team Cass

May 1, 2011

Among the gifts in our life?  Team Cass. Team Cass is comprised of Miss Amy (her parapro), Miss Garrison (her teacher), and Mrs. Rudd (the Incusion Specialist). I love them each.  Every single one. Tonight we had Team Cass over for a bbq.  We sat around the table and talked (too much, in my opinion) [...]

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Sink or Swim

January 26, 2011

In the most infantile stages of my motherhood I dove headfirst into a pool already crowded by the other moms and the other babies.  All the other mothers had to react to the rippling of the water, the waves brought on by our arrival.  They scooted and they scrunched.  They pulled their babies in closer [...]

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Today

October 18, 2010

I was on time.  Early even. Found time to play. I held my tongue. But didn’t hold back. I bandaged a toe that didn’t really need bandaging.  Because it hurts so, so bad. Warned against the dangers of going barefoot in the desert. I Packed lunches with love. They loved what I packed. I Checked [...]

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