Category Archives: Parenting

Winging it

Posted on April 25, 2014 by

My oldest baby turns 10 tomorrow.  Double digits.*  A tween.**  (She is having a sleepover tonight with some friends to celebrate.  Send espresso.) (For me, not for them.)  Robin keeps insisting that Riya, who will be a 5th-grader next school … Continue reading →

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So, we went to India: Part 4

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

So, let’s finish up this whole India thing, eh? You: Let’s!  Your posts about India are kind of like Indian people. Me: They are sweet and funny, and you are going to miss them? You: Naturally, but also: THERE ARE … Continue reading →

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So, we went to India: Part 3

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

So, we went to India.  And when last we left our intrepid little band, we were preparing to board a train from Delhi to Kolkata.  We took the Rajdhani Express, which takes at least 17 hours to reach Howrah from … Continue reading →

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So, we went to India: Part 2

Posted on March 4, 2014 by

So, we went to India. I don’t remember when, exactly, we moved from “someday, we will have to take the kids to India” to “we are going to India, like, now,” but I know it was sometime after Robin’s cousin … Continue reading →

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So, we went to India: Part 1

Posted on February 27, 2014 by

So, we went to India.  We took our kids to India, and so far I haven’t been able to decide if my official position on this is more, “Oh, world travel, pssssh!  No big deal; I’ll hop on another plane tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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My entire parenting reputation pretty much rests on this one moment

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

A couple of months ago, Ben was very excited to find a book he’d heard and enjoyed at school during a family trip to the local library.  Somehow, none of us noticed he’d checked out the Spanish-language version until we … Continue reading →

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I Know

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

My kids already know all the things that I tell them. “You are supposed to be getting ready for bed!” “I know.” “8 times 7 is 56, not 54.” “I know.” “No, you cannot play Angry Birds right now.” “I … Continue reading →

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