I Was Wrong. I Admit It.

Boys and girls are different in many ways.

"Picky eaters" aren't always created by indulgent parenting. Sometimes they really are born selective.

A determined 17 month-old can scale a 12-foot maple tree.

I do have love and time and room for two kids.

Climbing the stairs, turning around, sliding down on your belly, and doing it all again is, in fact, a splendid way to spend an hour.

A 17 month-old who can scale a 12-foot maple tree can also manage to reach a full carton of eggs on the far side of the back seat without ever unbuckling his car seat.

A five year-old who understands what a tampon dispenser is may not understand that we don't ask every stranger who comes in "Do you need to use a tampon today?"

Life can be this good.

Sally Bacchetta - Freelance Writer
Freelance Writer
Parenting
Motherhood

Simon Definitely Doesn't Say

I thought the best thing about playing Paul Simon in the car was hearing my almost five year-old belt out, If ya took all the girls I knew when I was single... and brought 'em all together for one night...

Then she hit the chorus:
Mama, don't take my boat home,
Mama, don't take my boat home,
Mama, don't take my boat home awaaaaay.

Another priceless moment.

Sally Bacchetta - Freelance Writer
Freelance Writer
Parenting
Motherhood