Archive for 2009
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Do I Really Need To Teach My Toddler To Read?
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009I recently came across a blog by a group of fathers who refer to themselves as science-based skeptics. This particular post sharply criticized the very popular practice of teaching a baby sign language. It was an interesting opinion and one that resonated with me.
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Alexander’s 9th Birthday
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Saturday was Alexander’s 9th birthday. He was born on December 19, 2000 at 9:40pm, weighing in at 6 lbs. 12 oz and 19 ¼ inches long. He had a full head of dark blondish hair with these amazing little silver tips, as though it were frosted.
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The Truth About Misinformation-I Am Perpetually Stunned
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Some people tell stories when they write. Some tell facts or talk of important journalistic issues. I have a tendency merely to put into words what sloshes around in my brain. The funny thing about this is that I am not really a “literary person”. I don’t read cathartic current novels, I was in a book club for 5 years and finally quit because no one ever liked my idea of reading Stephen King and honestly, for me, books and movies are really only a source of leisure, diversion or entertainment. I really do think life provides me with enough challenges to want to spend money or my free time watching or reading about others’.
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My Personal Reinvention: Part 3 (of 3)
Friday, December 11th, 2009I am heading home now, having stayed an extra day. A perfect extra day. Thinking a lot, as usual, I sit quietly in the dark on the plane, wishing I could fall asleep. I am instead listening, in my head, to the voice of my mentor, Maryann. She is truly the woman who maintains my sanity. Truly maintains it. I happen to also be listening to the New York Dolls.
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My Personal Reinvention: Part 2 (of 3)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Sunday – 12 noon:
I am sitting on a US Airways flight taking a trip that I have cancelled and rescheduled 3 times in the last 6 days, twice being in the last 8 hours (yes, you can kind of do that with Orbitz). I readily admit that I do carry a true “lack of advance planning” gene when it comes to travel but this has set a new record even for me.
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My Personal Reinvention: Part 1 (of 3)
Sunday, December 6th, 2009I seem to have had a revelation today. And that is that if I am to truly write a blog, it is going to have to be completely genuine (which it has been), but what that really means is that it has to be so much more than just a pregnancy and new baby information source. Pregnancy and birth are truly such a huge part of anything I think about or write, but the truth is, it isn’t everything.
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Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Long Weekend
Sunday, November 29th, 2009I am thankful for so many things. Enjoying time with family, friends and loved ones is, of course, so important. We enjoyed that very much. We also spent time with and helped feed our community in San Francisco who don’t have as much as we do.
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Parenting Memories – Anna Quindlen’s Essay Is True For Us All
Monday, November 23rd, 2009As we approach Thanksgiving I have thought about what to say about being thankful. The idea became crystal clear when I received an email from my good friend Tam in Oregon. My friend Tam, who has a four month old baby, and whom I don’t talk to or see nearly enough (through my own ridiculous doing). Lucky for me I will see her over the holiday.
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Good Shoulder Report
Friday, November 20th, 2009Just a quick note to say that my shoulder is healing really well. The pain is MUCH better and I will not be having surgery just now. I may in fact do it in the future because it may not heal 100% but it will be something I can then plan for.
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Pain
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Pain is such an interesting and complex subject. For so many reasons. How it feels is entirely personal, it has some cultural influence, and how we deal with it is greatly affected by our previous experiences, our level of exhaustion, our state of mind and what kind of support we have.
