My daughter is now four and I have a fairly serious concern about her. The kid loves bad jokes. As a woman who is extremely obsessive about being a laid-back-be-your-own-person type of parent (yes, I see the irony in that statement…), I feel truly stuck between a rock and a knock-knock joke here.
Posts Tagged ‘Children’
Dishumor
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Kids, Knock Knock Jokes, Parenting, Preschool, Sense of Humor on August 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Grinch By Grinch
Posted in But Enough About Me. Let's Talk About You., Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Christmas, Grinch, Holidays, Kids, Magic, Motherhood, Parenting, The Grinch on December 15, 2009 | 25 Comments »
The Christmas season is upon us. And when I say “upon” I mean sitting on top of us and kicking us in the face with its big, sooty Santa boots. For the past 10 years or so, Christmas has seemed like something to get through. The magic of my youth, when I would wait for the Sears catalog to arrive and then circle, dog-ear and then highlight (just to be extra sure) the 978 toys that I wanted, faded long ago. The enjoyment of the lights and songs and spirit of the season gave way to feeling taxed and maxed out, not just mentally and physically but also from the perspective of the kind people at Mastercard.
Tricks and Treats
Posted in OMG! and/or WTF?!, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Halloween, Halloween Costumes, Kids, Miley Cyrus, Moms, Mothering, Noah Cyrus, Parenting, Preschool on October 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
My daughter had a little Halloween party at her preschool today and she was so excited about it that she could hardly sleep last night. She got to wear a costume to school and the parents came to the last half hour and joined the kids for a little buffet (My contribution sucked, but that’s [...]
My Bodyguard
Posted in I Like It, I love It, I Want Some More of It, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Baby clothes, Bullies, Children, Fashion, Kids, Kids Clothing, Mean Kids, Style, T-Shirts, Tees on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bully-Proof Vest t-shirt
Parks and Wreck
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Kids, Moms, Mothering, Mothers, Parenting, Parks, Potty Training, Tantrums on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My child was a big drooler. I kept an extra shirt in my purse until about 3 months ago. And she’s 3 1/2. When I realized that the same shirt had been in my purse for about 6 weeks and was covered in lint and other bottom-of-purse debris, I switched it out for an extra pair of pants because we were in the midst of potty training by that point. Those same pants stayed in my purse for several months and I eventually took them out during one of my intensive purse-cleaning sessions. That move may have been slightly premature…
Fly Me To The Moon
Posted in But Enough About Me. Let's Talk About You., I Like It, I love It, I Want Some More of It, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Airline Travel, Baby clothes, Children, Chirp & Tweet, Fashion, kids clothes, Parenting, T-shirt, Travel, Traveling with kids on October 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Today is a school holiday. I had forgotten about this until we decided to go out for breakfast and I noticed that every table had a school-aged kid or two at it. Well, almost every table. One table had an older couple who seemed pretty darn irritated by all of the youthful exuberance. It reminded me of my early days of traveling with an infant.
Gender Relations 101
Posted in Love is Just a Four-Letter Word, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Gender Relations, Kids, Preschool, Preschoolers on October 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
My daughter came home from preschool today and said, “I like to hug, but some people don’t. Olivia, Kendall, and Hanna like to hug but Ethan and Jacob do not.” Ain’t it the truth…
Haiku Coup
Posted in But Enough About Me. Let's Talk About You., tagged Children, Haiku, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Parenting, Poetry, Preschool on September 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hide in the bathroom
The only peace to be found
Three-year olds are loud
Sometimes You DO Feel Like a Nut
Posted in Hungry Like the Wolf, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Parenthood, Peanut Allergy, Peanuts, Preschool on September 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My daughter is starting preschool on Tuesday and there are lots and lots of forms to fill out, lists to read and agreements to sign and date. Most of them seem to pertain to peanut allergies and my rights and responsibilities in regards to them…
That’s Mrs. Clairol to YOU
Posted in But Enough About Me. Let's Talk About You., Karma Police, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Aging, Children, Grey Hair, Hair Color, Kids, Motherhood, Mothers, Preschool on September 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I went to the local community center yesterday to sign my daughter up for a preschool program. A much-coveted spot had finally opened up and I was more than excited to take it. I had called in advance and they were expecting me. A young man of about 20 greeted me at the front desk, shook my hand and said, “You must be Miss Mary!” Um, alrighty… He showed me around and explained the procedures (yes on sunscreen-application assistance, no on butt-wiping assistance)…
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