Everyone, especially every Mom, has ways of handling stress; some coping mechanism or vice that gets her by. In my younger non-wife non-mommy days, I tended to favor the vices (the fun ones anyway). Now that I’m a Mom, I favor Mick Jagger. Yes, I realize he himself often qualifies as a vice, but not [...]
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged babies wearing you out, coping mechanisms for parenthood, first time moms, Mick Jagger, re-changing batteries when babies get exhausting, sailing, schooners, the genius of "You Can't Always Get What You Want", The Rolling Stones, twins, vices of youth, ways to cope with the pressures of parenthood on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Good and Bad of Children’s Books
Posted in The Good and Bad of Children's Books, tagged babies, beatrix potter, children's books, daring book for girls, maggie b, old children's books, reading to kids, sailing on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we thumbed through “The Daring Book for Girls,” and that’s always a good read: tying knots, changing a tire, building fires, carving willow whistles, basically everything a young lady needs to know. My husband had a similar, though much more hard core book in his childhood. It belonged to his grandfather, who had been [...]

