by Stephanie | May 6, 2014 | motherhood
Last year on Mother’s Day, my husband and I stupidly optimistically decided we should take our kids to a popular chain restaurant. The girls were six years old and 19 months old (without a doubt the worst age for taking a child.. anywhere.) at the time, and...
by Stephanie | Mar 30, 2014 | motherhood, parenting
The Brilliant Book Club read All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior this month. I had been so excited to read this book- the subtitle is “The Paradox of Modern Parenthood.” If I could sum up my favorite subject for writing, reflection, and discussion, in a...
by Stephanie | Mar 17, 2014 | family life, funny
Do you dread bedtime? Do your kids pull out every trick in the book– the drinks of water, trips to the bathroom, needing a better tuck, afraid of monsters, hungry, forgot Night-Night Bunny downstairs– and leave you longing for your couch and snack of...
by Stephanie | Mar 6, 2014 | parenting
A few weeks ago, I witnessed an incident that disturbed me greatly; I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. I had just finished teaching music classes at the recreation center, and I was having a snack in my classroom before packing up to leave. Within a few...
by Stephanie | Feb 23, 2014 | family life, funny, parenting
My friend and I sat watching our toddlers play at our weekly Montessori parent-child class. I breathed a sigh of relief that my two-year-old was being cooperative, patient, and independent. “She’s been having a rough week,” I confessed. “So...
