Posts Tagged ‘The Girl’

After giving me the stink eye

 
The almost 5 year old grudgingly gritted these words through her teeth;
 ”I looked at you like that because I love you.”

10 mintues after putting her to bed

Rachel came out, her shoulders up to her ears, hands up to her face, cheeks and eyes red and wet. Bawling, she could hardly get her words out.
“I had a bad dream,” she sobbed, deeply gasping as she inhaled and readied herself to let out a string of exaggerated cries.
“You gave me candy” she started, [...]

New ways out

As it usually happens, the snow accumulated from our weekend snow storm is still littering the ground in icy gray piles that were decorated by dogs with yellows and browns. My daughter bounced out of her classroom with her smiling her beautiful smile from ear to ear. “Mommy!” she excitedly sing-songed. I love that. “Can we go to the [...]

Choosing my battles

 

How do you let your children leave the house?

There are times when her father and I have to present the situation at large to this 4 year old and ask her if she thinks her thin princess poncho is warm enough to wear in weather that is in the teens or if ballet slippers will [...]

4 years and 11 months old

I hear other parents from Rachel’s pre-k class talk about how much they love 4, how much they’re looking forward to 5. I hear the other kids talk their cutesy putesy talk, the bubbly naivety of toddler still glimmering in their eyes.
My daughter? My daughter has a baby voice she uses to imitate those kids [...]

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