Speech Development, Mom Guilt, and Learning to Let Go

Cameron at 23 Months

Cameron is turning 2 in just a couple weeks, but he doesn’t use a lot of words. He points and grunts a lot, is great at sign language, but involuntary/random imitation? Not so much. Sure, he babbles a lot (his fave sounds are mnuh-mnuh, bduh-bduh, minya minya, and ma ma/da da/na na), but up until… read more »

The Airing of Grievances, 2012 Edition

During the past year, you have disappointed me in the following ways.

Oh world. Life. Humanity. You’ve done it again. Another year of grievances to air, and if having ample grievances to air is the end game (it isn’t), then 2012 did not disappoint (but really it did) and these are just a few of the reasons. 10. Salespeople And I don’t mean the door-to-door kinds of… read more »

Kissing Summer Goodbye and Letting Things ‘Fall’ Into Place

I know, I know, I’ve gone off the blogging grid for a few weeks. My poor little corner of the interwebs is feeling neglected, but I promise I have good reasons for it (trust me when I say it’s not for lack of material, and there are already associated posts to go along with said… read more »

A Rambling Ode to Theraflu, Mucinex, and the End of the Semester

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I write this against my own better judgment, as I’m under the influence of a cocktail of cold and sinus medicines that may or may not be ill-advised but effective, but since I’m under the influence, I can write it off as such later. HAH. And don’t worry, Cameron is at his dad’s house. I… read more »

Guest Writing on Mamiverse: Fairy Tales or Scary Tales?

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A lot of people have mentioned that they enjoy my literature and language rants, so I’m quite happy to share my response to a recent survey of parents who found that some fairy tales are too scary for kids via Mamiverse. I’ll admit – as far as children and fairy tales are concerned, the analysis… read more »

The Airing of Grievances, 2011 Edition

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It’s that time of year again. The season of giving and spirit and spending and super cheesy jewelry commercials that make even the greatest of guys look like total jerks. This also means that Festivus is upon us. Festivus means the airing of grievances. And boy did 2011 give me some serious grievances to air.… read more »