Tina Fey has said that her three-year-old’s cute phrasing sometimes ends up on 30 Rock–one of which is the phrase, “I want to go to there.” Do your days look like this? [From the Blue Yonder Ranch website] Do you want them to look differently? Now granted, the same amount of information could have been […]
Sometimes You Need a Good Nite Lite
If you live in the upper latitudes, you’ll know that daylight is a fleeting thing, and its hours are constantly changing. This is confusing to a little girl who doesn’t know how to tell time yet. So. We’ve bought a Good Nite Lite, which has not only saved us, but delights her every time it […]
Children See. Children Do.
Sobering, and too close to home. What responsibilities we have as parents, let alone as human beings! Don’t think for one minute you have no impact in this world. You do. [For more information on the video and soundtrack, go to The Inspiration Room Daily.]
The Way I Want to Parent
This comes from Brenda Shoshanna’s book Zen Miracles: Finding Peace in an Insane World. “There is a wonderful story about a great Zen Master who was called by his brother and asked to come home and help with his nephew. The boy had become a rebel, staying out late at night, smoking, drinking, and making […]
Zen
Well, you’ll all be wondering what exactly went on at this mother’s retreat I went to on Saturday, and you’re in luck, because I shall tell you all about it. Sidle up a little closer, friend, because I’m ready to dish all. And every mistake I make in explaining it (because really, it’s unexplainable!) is […]