Yesterday we talked about how it’s important for us to bring up adoption topics, so our kids know we’re comfortable with the conversation, and they can feel comfortable bringing it up. I mentioned finding balance — not bringing it up so much it’s like picking a scab just to watch it bleed, but also not [...]

Both of my girls have had multiple family tree projects, I stressed over GG’s first one, in kindergarten, but it was no big deal to her. A few years later, it was. Jennifer Handfor has an entry at Huffington Post that I think stresses the importance of us bringing adoption issues up for our kids, [...]

I originally posted this back in November of 2006. I’ve come a long way with my writing, and I cringed as I read some of it. Not because what I said was wrong, but because I’ve learned a lot about sentence structure and how to tighten my writing. The original post can be found here, [...]

According to our dentist, GG’s mouth has been ready for braces for a while, but RK and I were in agreement it wasn’t a good time — she needed a little more maturity before we took that particular leap. Our dentist is good with that, he’s a strong proponent of kids being old enough to [...]

Is everyone staying warm? The US weather map is pretty active right now, with only a handful of states escaping the winter weather. I don’t see any rumors this morning. What shall we talk about today? How about responsibilities for a six (almost seven) year old? What do you expect your six year old to [...]

Books, television shows, movies, and other media bring a lot of subject matter to our kids. Most of those things, I’d like to put my two cents worth into as well. Books that discuss religion or spirituality, political leanings, abstinence vs safe sex, romance, trust, friendship, why doing the right thing usually works out for [...]