Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Saturday, June 13, 2020

the ugly face of a mother's love

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My relationship with my first-born daughter Lee has been giving me nightmares. I hate it when my fear whispers into my dreams, wrapping i...
Friday, April 21, 2017

if you want your kids to remember you one day, be a monster (apparently)

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This evening, as I sat with my daughters at the dining room table, engaged in post-dinner conversation, with the occasional interjected ord...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

i changed my mind

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We had a really nice and relaxed summer. Hanging out with the kids has been pretty nice, for they are now old enough that you can actua...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

The Hawaii after-school program

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this is a mini entry....just to remember something I don't want to forget. we signed MLee up at an after-school program at the YMCA, whi...

how will this go on?

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I've decided I need to get back to my roots with this blog. It's become way too serious and way too depressive. And OMG, the drama (...
Saturday, March 03, 2007

back in nyc

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i am sitting here. in my mother in law's house. not separated or divorced, yet. we are still sleeping on a full-sized bed (the four of u...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

farewell ....and excerpt of my letter to Maia

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this will be my last post here. farewell to my readers and thanks for the ones who always came back. problem is that - even though there ar...
Saturday, November 18, 2006

heart-stopping saturday

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Today I actually wanted to write down how our Pisa and Florence Trip went last week but then Nayla drank some sort of poisonous oil and Maia...
Friday, October 27, 2006

missing Rosa (and vice versa)

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one of those weeks. not much time to blog....so here one of my e-mail exchanges: --------On 10/24/06, Rosa wrote: I'm awake don't as...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006

I think I'm one of them...

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I just read this somewhere on parentcenter.com "We middle class Americans are obsessed with academic achievement. It's become a spo...
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Friday, September 29, 2006

anekdotes of the day

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today's anekdotes: - Maia is way too aware of what's in style and what's acceptable - for a 4 year old, I mean - I cut her bangs...
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

no more sleep 'til sunday

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I've decided that the only way to find time to take care of all the things on my before-we-leave-the-country-to-do-list is to omit any...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

beauty = power

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this morning, as both kids are glued to me once again while I am trying to catch a few more minutes of sleep, I finally turn to Maia and ask...
Sunday, December 04, 2005

cruel honesty

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so, I'm slaving in the kitchen for an hour, whining and crying kids hanging on my pantlegs, trying to prepare a half-way decent meal wit...