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May 2015

May 16, 2015

Fight or Flight

I noticed it the first time about six months after finally recognizing issues I had...

January 2015

January 03, 2015

Rather Dead Than Queer

I’m so cripplingly lonely. I have parents that think I shouldn’t be allowed to go...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

What I Understand

In my last re-post I talked about how I am not my parents. This stemmed...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

Children of an Atheist talk about God

So the Atheist channel at Patheos has been chatting about whether or not atheist parents...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Brave New Life: Part 4: An Overcast Summer

This post is part of a series, click here to start with the introduction. The...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

No Blurred Lines

We were picking up toys in the living room, and the radio switched to Robin...

February 22, 2014

Motherhood: Same and Different

She is seven this month. My heart aches when I think about it. The baby...

February 15, 2013

Happenings

Every once in a while when I get a bunch of small posts that aren't...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Dr King, Homeschooling, and Selective Education

I rolled out of bed late Monday morning and when we eventually turned on the...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

What can I even say?

I was in the middle of trying to get a couple posts together. Mr...

December 03, 2012

“Kidisms”

Ms Action (5)- A few months back Haley and the kids were at the block...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Spanking and Unconditional Love

I wrote in several of my childhood journals that I would never spank my kids....

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Another Day in the Life…

I get home from my job at midnight. After being on my feet for 7...

September 2012

September 13, 2012

I’m proud to be her Mom

I wake her up by crawling into bed next to her, and we cuddle for...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Still Here

I have had an unexpected but very welcome influx of visitors in the last few...

August 15, 2012

Guest Post: What you aren’t told when you have a baby

This is a guest post written by my wife Haley. I think all parents upon...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

What the kids have been up to

Ms Action 5 1/2: "Mom, when I get big someday I am going to go...

July 17, 2012

Gentle Parenting Tools: Communicate

I’ve talked about mutual respect, and recognizing emotions, and the importance of caring for yourself as a...

July 13, 2012

Train up a child, in the way he should go

I remember a time some months ago, when 2 year old Ms Pooky was getting...

June 2012

June 15, 2012

We made cookies: A true story

We made frosted cookies with sprinkles together. 4 year old Ms Drama said “This was...

June 11, 2012

Fear of School

The van pulls up in front of our house, and a mom and her son...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

Weaning my Tandem Nursed Toddler

Welcome to the Carnival of Weaning: Weaning - Your Stories This post was written for...

May 17, 2012

Random Blurbs

I have lots of posts in the works, and some that are ready to post...

May 04, 2012

And the Kids keep on Growing

Ms Action is 5 years old now. She loves directing things and has become best...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 7: Charting a New Course

This post is part of a series of nine posts. Please click here to start...

April 20, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 6: Talk of Transition

This post is part of a series of nine posts. Please click here to start...

April 18, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 5: The Beauty of Acceptance

Found via PinterestThis post is part of a series of nine posts. Please click here...

April 13, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 3: A Growing Up Story

Before I go any further I just want to make it clear that my spouse...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

God is scarier than the boogeyman

I do not talk about my God questions with my children. I do not talk...

January 2012

January 10, 2012

Gentle Parenting Tools: Apology

Early last year we got home after a church service, I was huge and pregnant,...