Silly Little Milestones

Am sure other parents do this as well, whether they announce it out loud or not...I remember all of MLM's milestones...maybe not the date but the age he was when he did particular things. Today he achieved another milestone which doesn't appear in any doctor's chart but pretty much everyone around him seems to have... Continue Reading →

Knowing When The Anvil Is Hot

People talk, a LOT, about teaching kids values, "good" things and how getting an early start is usually beneficial. I agree. To some extent. As parents, we often forget that while there are milestones that a majority of the kids attain at relatively the same time, there are outliers here as well. Some children reach... Continue Reading →

There Are Lines…

Indeed there are. There are fine lines too, the ones which aren't demarcated with thick, bold colors-whether actual or virtual and then there are the F-I-N-E lines. Whatever be their shape or width;you generally don't cross them. The deal with the lines is this, it denotes the start of something that may or may not... Continue Reading →

Waterloo: Circa 2014

Ordinarily I am a card-carrying agnostic but today I am ready to drop to my knees and give thanks to the Galactic Amoeba if it means that MLM will conk off early and give me a wide berth before he does so. Today has been mind-numbingly exhausting and I have begun to think that I've... Continue Reading →

Parenting Pitfalls: A Series- #1 Expectations

As a parent I find that I am plagued by expectations. Whether or not I mold my behavior accordingly isn't the matter at hand but I find that I am so much more susceptible to having expectations from my child, about my child and basically it's a never-ending story. What started off this particular line... Continue Reading →

Shocks On The Way To School

I'll admit it here and possibly have it engraved on a metal plate and hang it somewhere prominently...NO ONE CAN SHOCK ME AS MUCH AS MY CHILD! While I was dropping him to school this morning he suddenly got very excited and shouted out, " LOOK! FUCKS!" I nearly had a WTF moment myself and... Continue Reading →

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