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Solo Mother

June 5th, 2008

How young is too young for adventure?

We have come so far, the King of Everything and I. He’s less than two weeks away from being promoted from pre-K to Kindergarten. He’s reading on his own, but still loves to be read to, which is why we’re going through an orignial publication of The Jungle Book by Kipling at breakneck speed. He […]

By christina -- 7 comments

March 14th, 2008

What I think about the poll…

It’s all about the tribe, isn’t it?
My son has always been a part of a tribe, since he was born. It started out with the mamas and babies we met at the breastfeeding support group we attended every week, sitting in rockers with other new moms, weighing our babes, talking with the lactation consultant about […]

By christina -- 4 comments

December 31st, 2007

be careful what you say–it’s a small world

It was a beautiful, mild day yesterday and the King of Everything and I strolled over to our local park, confident that his new soccer ball could lure a new playmate. We scouted out the two play areas for suitable kids, and chose the one that had the biggest, runningest kids on the playground.
It was […]

By christina -- 0 comments

November 7th, 2006

Rolling with the punches

I finally unzipped the last suitcase just tonight. I hadn’t opened it since we got back from Dubai, as it had mostly formal clothes and those few precious possessions I was loathe to leave to Fate and the whims of an ex-husband to ship.
Who would have thought I could be so homesick for a place […]

By christina -- 6 comments