Raising Children without a Parenting Manual
Smartphones and Kids – Can we protect them without spying on them?
Introducing Little Diva
Remember when I told you about my morning serenades? Well the handy old Flip must only come out on birthdays, because this is what I get when Little Diva catches sight of it… Excuse the “lawn”, we’re just emerging from a pretty severe drought. Wishing a ‘Appy Day to you...With love, from Mom
My little girl is 18 months and I still nurse her. There was a time when that wasn’t such an uncommon thing in our society. It was not unheard of to hear of mothers nursing their children until the age of 5 years. I support a woman’s right to choose what’s right for her, and it always surprises me how many external factors discourage a woman from choosing breastfeeding. Not because she...Easter Weekend Getaway
My kids are on vacation this week – Easter holidays. We have grand plans of taking everyone turtle watching at the beach. I really hope that happens because this is the perfect time of the year for it. The endangered leatherback turtle nests here, and returns to the same nesting grounds where it was hatched to lay its own eggs each year. These massive reptiles are hunted for their meat, which I hate. Aside...Conversations with kids – baby edition
3:30am The Child: ‘Addy (she calls me Daddy. what’s up with that?) Pamper (all diapers are Pampers to her) Me: (peeking at her) Uh huh. Right now? We have to change your pamper right now? How bout say 6-ish? The Child: Pamper. Pamper? Pamper? Pamper? Pamper? Pamper? Me: Ok ok. I’m getting up. Proudly the child stands...Battle Scarred
Ok so maybe I’ve been just numb with shock over the recent homework revelations with my son. When we discovered he’d been lying to us about doing his homework at school and his teacher having his book (I know how dumb am I, right?) I was at once so disappointed but yet not surprised. Unfortunately, I have to say I wouldn’t put it past him. We had to deal with a similar lying incident a year ago,...Homework battles
My first you’re-out-of-school-now-whatcha-gonna-do-with-yourself job was teaching. I loved it. Still love it, even though I don’t teach anymore (aka became an I.T. nerd instead). I dream about being able to homeschool my babas one day… although I know that’s probably not ever going to happen… So I make do by being as involved as I can with my kids and their education. Or at least I used...Conversations with kids
Ok, not what you think unfortunately. I wish I could say that this post was about some cute conversation I had with one of my kids. But it’s not. This conversation was a bit tougher. I made the decision last night to tell both boys about M’s situation. I had two reasons, really. The first is because I think not knowing is causing tension between the boys. The older one will tease M until he is...A day in the Life…
Ok so yesterday didn’t go as badly as I anticipated… I mean, don’t get me wrong, there were tears and there was a whole lotta sadness. BUT! I decided to just let them have the time to work it through and we made it to school late, but not in total breakdown state. Oldest one confessed that he didn’t like going to school anymore because his teacher, in her youth and frustration with a class of...Back to School
The kids head back to a new school term tomorrow, and I head back to a brand new year of work that’s full of promise. So why do I feel like this? We’ve had a great holiday. I worked most days either from home or from the office. And they spent a lot of time at camp with their friends, so it’s not like we were in each others’ space all the time. But I feel like I’m going to miss them...
About Me
A 30-ish mother of 3 and unintentional entrepreneur, I started my own IT Consultancy firm after layoffs at my old job. I balance the world of Corporate IT with my life as Manager of the education, health and well-being of my children.
Blogging from the Caribbean, I give tech advice to moms and write about raising 3 kids under 10, one of whom has been diagnosed with Aspergers.