From the monthly archives:

February 2008

She’s Got A Way About Her

February 29, 2008

When it comes to The Poo, I am, like most mothers, blind.
Of course I see her beauty and her spark, but I also see where she lags behind, how other kids do X, Y and Z and she doesn’t – she won’t eat vegetables, pee on the potty, dress herself. While in my secret heart [...]

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The Post I Wasn’t Going To Write

February 28, 2008

Every four weeks, my liberal value system is tested when I visit my OB/GYN for my monthly prenatal appointment.
Women of every age and varying states of fertility sit on one side of the hushed, tasteful waiting room of this private practice. Older women, clearly in menopause, with short sleeves in the middle of February and [...]

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You Can’t Keep Her Down

February 27, 2008

Caught in mid-jump, wearing her tutu and daytime pajamas, despite the flu.
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The Tender Spots

February 26, 2008

One person or another in our household has been laid up since Thanksgiving.I’m beginning to think that we’ve offended the universe in some very serious way, bringing upon us plague after plague. My plague, of course, is of a different sort, with morning sickness that lasts all the livelong day.
We’re a barrel of laughs, I [...]

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Sounds Like I Should Stay Home More Often

February 25, 2008

The Poo had a rough weekend, playing with her grandmother and cousins. We ran them ragged, with a trip to the mall playground, dinner out, and bowling, all in the same evening.
It was a whirlwind 22-hour visit, and at the halfway mark The Poo tossed her cookies all over her favorite snowflake nightie and the [...]

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T.M.I.

February 23, 2008

Did you know that in the great state of Illinois, your kid has to ride in a car seat or booster until he or she weighs 80 pounds or reaches the age of eight?
Five-point harnesses and side-impact protection.
Plastic sippy cups that leech chemicals into your kid’s juice.
Juice? Are you fucking crazy? You can’t give them [...]

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Because Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Charleston Chews

February 22, 2008

There is an intersitial on the Noggin network that features the two little Noggin mascots singing about family. While most of the time I tune out the sound of The Poo’s shows, this little ditty is catchy and repetitive.
And whoever wrote it has a sense of humor.
One of the verses – my favorite – goes [...]

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I’m Not Fat, I’m Pregnant

February 21, 2008

I was 130 pounds the day I found out we were going to have The Poo, and I felt overweight.
When I met Mr. C I was 26 years old and 123 pounds. At nearly 5-feet-8-inches tall, I was all legs. I could wear – and eat – anything I wanted. Four years later, the digits [...]

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That Face!

February 20, 2008

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Stillness

February 19, 2008

The house is empty.
The man left for work, the child for school. The frigid February sun filters in through the slatted blinds. The air is cold, quiet.
Upstairs, she sits on the bed. Golden curtains hang, still closed against the night. Sheets and blankets tangled from a restless sleep, a lone sock lies on the floor. [...]

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