My son recently turned 5. While everyone else was distracted with birthday gifts and party planning, all I could think was, “How did this happen?” How did my son zoom through 5 years of life to become the (fairly) independent boy he is now? He dresses himself, feeds himself, buckles his own seatbelt (which he [...]
I’ve signed up for several weekly e-newsletters that tell me what my child should be doing as a five-year-old. Mostly they tell me stuff I have already figured out on my own. Here are a few things I’ve learned about five-year-olds, followed by my comments.
Reading
Kids can start to read any time between the ages of [...]
Other than the fact that I wish I had invented it, I don’t really have much of an opinion on Facebook. I joined last year because someone sent me an invitation to be his Friend and I didn’t want to be rude by ignoring him. Plus, I was curious about this whole Facebook thing. It [...]
Wow, imagine how honored we felt when we got an email from a publicist for Real Simple magazine asking us to blog about their latest story, “Can Facebook Be Your Friend?” She wrote,
“I follow your blog and thought you might be interested in a fun story that we have coming up in our April issue, [...]
We are pleased to announce that MoltoMom gave birth to a healthy baby boy on March 16th. We don’t have many details yet but we do know that the baby weighed in at 10 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. Wow, what a big boy! Congratulations to MoltoMom! We hope to hear [...]
What I’m fretting about today is talking to my son about sexual abuse. There are a few reasons why this is becoming a concern for me:
1. My son is 5 1/2 and is starting to go on play dates at the homes of preschool friends
2. My son left the house on Sunday and stood in [...]
Last night at bedtime my son wanted to give me a kiss on the lips. He grabbed my face and dove in, lips pursed, a maniacal expression on his face.
“No way!” I screeched in alarm, turning my face away and pinning down his octopus hands.
“Why not, mommy?” He gave me his best Cute Puppy [...]
After reading Mommy Confessions Michelle Wolfson’s lists of “Things I Could Do Before I Had Kids That I Can’t Do Now” and “Things I Can Do Now That I Couldn’t Do Before I Became a Mom”, I decided to take her up on her invitation and create my own. So here they are…
Things I Could [...]
